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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Meridian realize she has a feeling of love for Truman?
(a) When he drives her home.
(b) When she is beaten and dragged to jail.
(c) When he cooks dinner for her.
(d) When he tries to teach her Spanish.

2. Why does Tommy Odds berate Truman?
(a) For being a coward.
(b) For being with a white woman.
(c) For dropping out of college.
(d) For not marrying Meridian.

3. For whom did Meridian's father mourn?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Jews.
(c) Meridian.
(d) His brother.

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

5. What has Meridian's mother never done?
(a) Stayed in a hotel.
(b) Voted.
(c) Had a cocktail.
(d) Traveled outside the state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meridian's father doing when she visits him?

2. Meridian tells Truman that he looks like ______________.

3. Meridian's father's walls are filled with what?

4. Meridian has a spell of _______________.

5. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Truman's changing feelings for Lynne exacerbated by Tommy Odds?

2. What does Truman learn about where Meridian is living and her illness?

3. Why is Lynne caught between two worlds?

4. Describe how Meridian's inner turmoil begins to exhibit physically. What is the significance of Meridian's illness?

5. What is the significance of Meridian leaving her railroad cap for Truman when she leaves?

6. Why do the girls not see that cutting down The Sojourner is a self destructive act?

7. How does Truman encounter Meridian after so many years in the town of Chicokema?

8. What is the NOTC?

9. What happens to Meridian when she finally succumbs to Truman's advances?

10. What is the symbolism of the new branch growing from The Sojourner?

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