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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jivan decide to leave school early in Part IV?

2. How does Jivan's mother react when Lovely says she will testify in court?

3. How does Lovely sometimes refer to herself?

4. In Part IV, what prices are Bimala Pal worried about?

5. Who was Lovely's closest sister in the hijra house when Lovely first got there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ragini after her sex reassignment surgery?

2. How did Jivan get the chance to go to an excellent girls' school despite her poverty?

3. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she is guilty of?

4. Why does Jivan not testify at her own trial?

5. In Part III, what does Jivan's mother do for a living?

6. What does Jivan do when someone locked in the burning train beckons to her to try to save his young daughter?

7. What does Jivan do as she waits on the train platform, and why?

8. Why does Jivan's mother come to see Lovely in Part III?

9. What does Jivan's mother do for her that gives her strength in Part IV?

10. What is the verdict that is returned in Jivan's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jivan leave school relatively early, and what does her family make of her decision? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the underlying reasons for the government's mistreatment of people like Jivan, her family, and their neighbors? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does PT Sir first become involved in politics, and how does his life and career situation improve from his work with the Jana Kalyan party? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your work.

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