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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meridian goes back to church at a ____________ church.
(a) Catholic.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Methodist.

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

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

4. What did Lynne's father tell her when she called to tell him that Camara died?
(a) He is too overcome with grief to talk.
(b) He wanted her to come home for a while.
(c) Lynne was dead to him.
(d) He would pay for the funeral.

5. What do both Lynne and Meridian miss in their lives?
(a) The South.
(b) College days.
(c) Their mothers.
(d) Polite men.

6. A picture hanging on Meridian's wall shows _________________.
(a) Lynne's new husband.
(b) The Sojourner with a new limb.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Anne-Marion's townhouse.

7. What dish has the man prepared for his sick wife?
(a) Venison stew.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Toast.
(d) Meat loaf.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Meridian refuse to do with Truman?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Go on a protest march.
(d) Ride in his new car.

14. What does Lynne say was the last thing that bound her and Truman?
(a) Money.
(b) Art.
(c) Civil Rights marches.
(d) Camara.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Margaret Treasure doing when Meridian and Truman encounter her?

2. Why did the woman have to go back to her husband after she left him?

3. Who is Rims Mott?

4. Who does Lynne say are the only people who ever loved her?

5. How did the owners of the deli used to view Lynne?

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