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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Lovely select her name?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

2. In Part IV, what prices are Bimala Pal worried about?
(a) The prices of carrots.
(b) The prices of bread.
(c) The prices of meat.
(d) The prices of onions.

3. How did Jivan feel going to the school for girls that she describes to Purnendu?
(a) It was not easy, but she felt hope and possibility.
(b) She hated it.
(c) The work was far too difficult for her, so she dropped out after a few months.
(d) She loved it.

4. What do Jivan's mother and father eat for dinner together after Jivan's mother's visit to her in Part IV?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Rice and yogurt.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Spinach.

5. What does the Jana Kalyan party help PT Sir with in Part III related to his school?
(a) Putting in new flooring in the school.
(b) Repairing the flooding on the access road near his school.
(c) Repairing the school's roof.
(d) Paving the driveway in front of the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the Durga Pujo festival?

2. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she did when she saw a woman's purse unzipped one day on the main street?

3. What kind of carriers do people often transport food inside in India?

4. What did the man on the burning train seem to be asking Jivan while the train burned?

5. How does Jivan end up going to a good school for girls in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lovely leave her home as a young person?

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

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

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

5. Why are the inmates at Jivan's prison given the task of "beautifying" it?

6. What does Bimala Pal help PT Sir procure for his school?

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

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

9. What important piece of evidence is thrown out in Jivan's trial?

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

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