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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Truman Held: Lynne and On Giving Him Back to His Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Tommy Odds particularly disapprove regarding white women in the Civil Rights movement?
(a) The way they dress.
(b) Their uppity manners.
(c) Their unwillingness to work.
(d) Their affairs with black men.

2. What was Meridian's father's profession?
(a) Bus driver.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Mechanic.

3. 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.

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

5. What happens to people in the serpent mound's tail?
(a) They begin to cry.
(b) They faint.
(c) They experience ecstasy.
(d) They can hear voices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?

2. What does Meridian achieve through her illness?

3. Meridian's thoughts are compared to ______________.

4. Who does Truman begin to date?

5. Where does Lynne go after she gets pregnant with Camara?

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