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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. What does PT Sir eat with Bimala Pal during his first meal with her in Part II?

2. What problem does Jivan help her family solve in their house in Part II?

3. What does PT Sir's wife tell him to take to his appointment with Bimala Pal?

4. What does PT Sir's wife think about Bimala Pal's tactics?

5. Who does Jivan ask to find Lovely for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Americandi strike Jivan in Part I?

2. Why do Lovely and her Hijra sisters often experience discrimination?

3. Why does PT Sir's wife suggest Bimala Pal came to his school one day?

4. In Part II, how does the doctor treat Jivan's father after his back pain begins?

5. In Part II, what does one of the policeman fired for excessive violence during a slum demolition do as his new gig?

6. Who does Americandi speak to about letting the reporter into the jail to talk to Jivan, and why?

7. What kinds of "bombs" did Jivan tell the reporter she and her family threw at the police?

8. Who does Azad think was speaking to Lovely about his relationship with her in Part I, and why does this upset him?

9. What is the first thing that the reporter Purnendu asks Jivan in Part II?

10. In Part II, what does the mother of the bride want Lovely to tell her about her skin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most important details the reporter Purnendu changes, embellishes, or misrepresents in his story about Jivan and her background? How do these changes seem to affect public opinion about Jivan? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think PT Sir desires most out of life? What aspects of PT Sir's life is he most dissatisfied with at the beginning of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jivan decide to try to speak with a reporter to get her story out into the public? How does speaking with the reporter Purnendu work out for her? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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