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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. Meridian's mother believes that going to church will ___________________.
(a) Bring her to good.
(b) Make her humble.
(c) Make her better than everyone else.
(d) Get her into heaven.

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

4. What sound does Lynne always carry in the back of her mind?
(a) Camara's screams.
(b) Camara's cooing.
(c) Her mother's howling.
(d) Truman's whispers.

5. Lynne views the black people of the South as ____________.
(a) Art.
(b) Voters.
(c) Victims.
(d) Problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language does Truman introduce himself when he meets Meridian?

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

3. Under what kind of tree does Meridian bury the object in #34?

4. What article of clothing does Meridian wear all the time?

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

(see the answer key)

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