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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the woman who planted the large magnolia tree?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Lovie.
(c) Laurette.
(d) Louvinie.

4. In what state is the town of Chicokema?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Florida.

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

6. What physical problems does Meridian begin to suffer?
(a) Backaches.
(b) Nausea and vomiting.
(c) Headaches and nightmares.
(d) Joint pain.

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

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

9. Who is Anne-Marion?
(a) Meridian's college roommate.
(b) Meridian's daughter.
(c) Meridian's neighbor.
(d) Meridian's sister.

10. What happens to Meridian's baby?
(a) She gives him away.
(b) He is in foster care.
(c) Her mother takes him.
(d) He dies.

11. Who collapses after taking the children to see the exhibit at the circus?
(a) Truman.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Meridian.
(d) Marchelle.

12. What happens to Tommy Odds while coming out of a church?
(a) He is shot in the arm.
(b) He suffers a heart attack.
(c) He falls down some steps.
(d) He is struck by lightning.

13. What question does Meridian's mother ask her when Meridian tells her she has a feeling she can't shake?
(a) Are you pregnant.
(b) Do you believe in God.
(c) Are you in love.
(d) Have you stolen anything.

14. Who does Meridian tell about her marriage and child when she is at Saxon?
(a) Truman.
(b) No one.
(c) Janelle.
(d) Anne-Marion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Truman next visit Meridian?

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

3. How does Meridian feel after her baby is born?

4. Why does Tommy Odds berate Truman?

5. What college does Meridian have the opportunity to attend?

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