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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had happened to Truman and Lynne's daughter a year ago?
(a) She went to the Peace Corps.
(b) She got married.
(c) She enrolled in college.
(d) She died.

2. What does Meridian take to a town meeting?
(a) Street signs.
(b) Rotten food.
(c) The dead body of a child.
(d) A petition.

3. What is notable about Meridian's appearance at this time?
(a) She has shaved her head.
(b) She is limping.
(c) She has gained a lot of weight.
(d) She is stooped.

4. Why did the man quit his job?
(a) He got no sick pay.
(b) He got no holiday pay.
(c) They covered up all the windows in the plant.
(d) He got injured too many times.

5. Which part of the country does Lynne love?
(a) The Southwest.
(b) The South.
(c) The Pacific Northwest.
(d) New England.

6. What does Lynne recall about the place in #139?
(a) Running through the sprinkler.
(b) Eating watermelon in the summers.
(c) Catching fireflies.
(d) Making homemade ice cream.

7. Where do Truman and Meridian sleep when they are on the road?
(a) A bed & breakfast.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) A truck stop.
(d) A cheap hotel.

8. Where does Lynne go after she gets pregnant with Camara?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

9. What is the name of the man working with the newspaper?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Marv.
(d) Tyrone.

10. What is noticeable about Meridian's appearance at this point in the story?
(a) She walks with a limp.
(b) Her hair is growing back in.
(c) Her hair is white.
(d) She is stooped.

11. Where does Lynne decide to live?
(a) Her parents' house.
(b) Truman's studio.
(c) Meridian's house.
(d) Her old house.

12. Why does Lynne think Truman will admire her figure now?
(a) She has had breast implants.
(b) She is super skinny.
(c) She has really firm thighs.
(d) She has gained some weight.

13. Who is Miss Margaret's sister?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mablene.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Sissy.

14. The man in #121 wants to know what it is Lynne can't stand--_____________ or blacks.
(a) Cripples.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Cheats.
(d) Frauds.

15. What does the woman hope?
(a) To have a good Christmas.
(b) To be buried on Mother's Day.
(c) To see a black U.S. President.
(d) To see her grandkids raised.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being honored at the gathering of people?

2. What is the topic of some of the poetry Lynne writes?

3. Where is Meridian in "Free at Last?"

4. What did Lynne's father tell her when she called to tell him that Camara died?

5. When does "Free at Last" take place?

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