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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Truman Held: Truman and Lynne: Time in the South, Of Bitches and Wives, and The New York Times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the white exchange student who canvasses with Meridian, asking people to vote?
(a) Cecile Gonzalez.
(b) Lynne Rabinowitz.
(c) Sadie Murray.
(d) Emily Turterro.

2. What does Meridian's mother feel about the teachers who teach her children?
(a) She likes them.
(b) She pities them.
(c) She dislikes them.
(d) She envies them.

3. Where does Meridian visit her father in "Indians and Ecstasy?"
(a) The hospital.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) His shed.
(d) At school.

4. What does Anne-Marion tell Meridian when she leaves her?
(a) She is inspired.
(b) She is a drag.
(c) She is obsolete.
(d) She is beautiful.

5. What is Meridian's response to whether she believes in God.
(a) She does not believe in God.
(b) She most definitely believes in God.
(c) She doesn't know if she believes in God.
(d) She believes in God most of the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant do the black men patronize with Lynne and Truman?

2. What was Meridian's mother's profession?

3. What has a traveling circus brought to town?

4. Why does Tommy Odds berate Truman?

5. In what state is the town of Chicokema?

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