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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. Meridian's mother feels that her children took away her _______________.
(a) Rights.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Anger.

2. What was Meridian's father's profession?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Bus driver.

3. What task does Meridian do at the Civil Rights office?
(a) Make coffee.
(b) Make phone calls.
(c) Hand out flyers.
(d) Type a petition.

4. What is Truman's last name?
(a) McAfee.
(b) Held.
(c) Hansen.
(d) Miller.

5. In what language does Truman introduce himself when he meets Meridian?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Meridian's mother's profession?

2. Under what kind of tree does Meridian bury the object in #34?

3. Why does a doctor offer to tie Meridian's tubes?

4. Meridian tells Truman that he looks like ______________.

5. To whom does Meridian's father give the deed for his small farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what group of people does Meridian's father sympathize and how does he show his compassion regarding the disposition of his farm?

2. Explain why Truman is a product of black society especially in regard to his interactions with Meridian.

3. What is the significance of the synagogue bombing in Lynne's world?

4. How is the premise of Saxon College in stark contrast to the world Meridian knows?

5. Why does Tommy Odds zero in on Lynne as a target for his anger?

6. What is Lynne's view of black people?

7. What is the premise of MERIDIAN?

8. Describe the setting of "Free at Last."

9. What is a second important theme in the book which arises with the spectacle of the mummy?

10. How does Meridian meet Truman?

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