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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. What does Anne-Marion notice about Meridian one day?
(a) She is glowing.
(b) She is sweating profusely.
(c) She is speaking in tongues.
(d) She is deaf.

2. Who does Meridian date while at Saxon?
(a) Truman.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Harley.

3. What did Meridian's mother consider her children to be?
(a) A destiny.
(b) A gift.
(c) A delight.
(d) A burden.

4. Why does Tommy Odds berate Truman?
(a) For being with a white woman.
(b) For not marrying Meridian.
(c) For dropping out of college.
(d) For being a coward.

5. What is the only thing Truman finds in Meridian's house?
(a) Ironing board.
(b) Couch.
(c) Sleeping bag.
(d) Coffee pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lynne views the black people of the South as ____________.

2. Meridian's thoughts are compared to ______________.

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

4. In what year do Lynne and Truman arrive at the state in #94?

5. Why is the boy in #47 considered good to Meridian?

(see the answer key)

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