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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. What does the government eventually do with Meridian's father's farm?
(a) Digs it up to make a lake.
(b) Makes it a public park.
(c) Creates a living history museum.
(d) Turns it into a landfill.

2. Why is Truman perplexed by Meridian's reactions to him?
(a) She still loves him.
(b) She does not remember him.
(c) She is no longer interested in him.
(d) She kicks him out of her house.

3. What is Meridian's last name?
(a) Jones.
(b) Simons.
(c) Hall.
(d) Hill.

4. What did George Daxter give Meridian in exchange for sexual favors?
(a) Movie tickets.
(b) Candy and money.
(c) Flowers.
(d) New clothes.

5. What job does Meridian get?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Typist.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what state do three Civil Rights workers disappear?

2. To whom does Meridian's father give the deed for his small farm?

3. What sign is posted in the restaurant window?

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

5. What group does Tommy Odds form?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a second important theme in the book which arises with the spectacle of the mummy?

2. How do Meridian and Truman help Margaret Treasure and why is this help the standard for how they approach people?

3. How are Truman's changing feelings for Lynne exacerbated by Tommy Odds?

4. Why is the death of Lynne and Truman's daughter unfortunately a natural extension of their "unnatural" marriage?

5. Describe the setting of "Free at Last."

6. What is significant about the TV program that Lynne and Meridian watch in terms of discrimination against women?

7. Explain how Lynne's guilt rules her life.

8. How have Meridian and Lynne changed when Lynne comes for a visit?

9. Why does Mrs. Hill think that having children has ruined her life?

10. What is the irony of Lynne's character regarding being oppressed?

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