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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Truman Held: Visits, Lynne, and Tommy Odds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business did George Daxter own?
(a) Appliance store.
(b) Men's clothing store.
(c) Ice cream shop.
(d) Funeral home.

2. When does Meridian realize she has a feeling of love for Truman?
(a) When he cooks dinner for her.
(b) When he drives her home.
(c) When he tries to teach her Spanish.
(d) When she is beaten and dragged to jail.

3. What did Meridian bury underneath a tree when she was seven?
(a) A diary.
(b) A bar of gold.
(c) A doll.
(d) A box of shiny stones.

4. When does Truman next visit Meridian?
(a) At the college reunion.
(b) Three years after his marriage to Lynne.
(c) On Christmas Eve.
(d) When her mother dies.

5. What group does Tommy Odds form?
(a) The Civil Rights Coalition.
(b) Special Olympics.
(c) Niggers-on-the-Corner-Voter-Machine.
(d) Angry Black Men for America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meridian feel when she learns she is pregnant?

2. What happens to a house in Meridian's neighborhood one night?

3. What is Lynne doing with the black children at the beginning of this section?

4. What is Lynne's religious affiliation?

5. What happens to Meridian's baby?

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