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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is being honored at the gathering of people?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

2. What feeling washes over Lynne as she is raped?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Anger.
(c) Relief.
(d) Fear.

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

4. Meridian and Truman talk about the willingness to __________.
(a) Judge.
(b) Kill.
(c) Betray.
(d) Love.

5. Which of the following does Meridian NOT serve when Lynne and Truman visit?
(a) Tea.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Peanut butter.

6. What does Truman say Meridian is not cut out to do?
(a) Kill.
(b) Paint.
(c) Be a mother.
(d) Cook.

7. What kind of relationship does Truman want with Meridian?
(a) He wants no relationship.
(b) He wants to be a brother to her.
(c) He wants to be her mentor.
(d) He wants her to love him.

8. What is Lynne's religious affiliation?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Jewish.

9. Why does Meridian alternately visit Truman and Lynne for a while?
(a) To help them with their grief.
(b) To counsel them about their marriage.
(c) To have a place to stay.
(d) To ask for help with Civil Rights marches.

10. Meridian thinks a revolution should begin with _______________.
(a) Strikes.
(b) Love-ins.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Protests.

11. What does Meridian tell Lynne before she leaves?
(a) She is in love with Truman.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She's tried not to hate her.
(d) She is the best friend she has ever had.

12. Why does Lynne go to Truman's studio?
(a) To tell him to come home.
(b) To tell him Camara has been attacked.
(c) To tell him Meridian is dying.
(d) To take him something to eat.

13. Who does Truman envision showing up one day?
(a) Meridian.
(b) Anne-Marion.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Lynne.

14. What does Lynne try to think about the man in #121 as he rapes her?
(a) All the good things about him.
(b) Where her gun is.
(c) If she can get a knife from the kitchen.
(d) If she can reach the phone.

15. A letter from ______________ hangs on Meridian's wall.
(a) Anne-Marion.
(b) Mrs. Hill.
(c) Lynne.
(d) Aggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man in #121 wants to know what it is Lynne can't stand--_____________ or blacks.

2. Why does the man in #121 tell Lynne that she should have sex with him?

3. Meridian and Truman encounter a man making ___________ out of newspaper.

4. What is Meridian's main goal in life?

5. What name does Lynne call the woman in #131?

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