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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. With whom does Meridian's father share much compassion because of their plight?
(a) Negroes.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Jews.

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

3. What does the boy in #47 do when he learns Meridian is pregnant?
(a) He marries her.
(b) He calls her a whore.
(c) He gives her abortion money.
(d) He denies it.

4. Why do the girls at the college riot?
(a) The National Guard has been posted at classrooms.
(b) They want co-ed dorms.
(c) They are prevented from having the Wild Child's funeral there.
(d) They are protesting the appointment of the new Dean of Girls.

5. Who does Lynne say are the only people who ever loved her?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her childhood friends.
(c) Her sisters.
(d) The poorest black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tommy Odds berate Truman?

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

3. What task does Meridian do at the Civil Rights office?

4. What happens to Tommy Odds while coming out of a church?

5. Who was Meridian's great-grandmother?

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