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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does Lynne always carry in the back of her mind?
(a) Camara's cooing.
(b) Truman's whispers.
(c) Camara's screams.
(d) Her mother's howling.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the sick woman?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Raylene.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Joyce.

7. Who is Rims Mott?
(a) A plumber.
(b) An electrician.
(c) A welder.
(d) A painter.

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

9. What is Lynne's demeanor when she comes to visit Meridian?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Passive.
(d) Joyful.

10. What article of clothing does Meridian wear all the time?
(a) Painter pants.
(b) Railroad cap.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Flip flops.

11. Meridian and Truman encounter a man making ___________ out of newspaper.
(a) Hats.
(b) Ships.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Logs.

12. Who does Lynne say are the only people who ever loved her?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her childhood friends.
(d) The poorest black people.

13. What local building is bombed to the shock of everyone?
(a) A library.
(b) A synagogue.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A Catholic church.

14. What did the woman make her husband promise to do if she came back?
(a) He had to get a better job.
(b) He had to let her mother move in.
(c) He had to kill the dog.
(d) He had to stop beating her.

15. Where is Meridian in "Free at Last?"
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meridian and Truman talk about the willingness to __________.

2. What relationship does Truman want with Lynne?

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

4. What does Lynne do to the man in #121 after he rapes her?

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

(see the answer keys)

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