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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. Lynne views the black people of the South as ____________.
(a) Art.
(b) Victims.
(c) Problems.
(d) Voters.

2. Which body part does Tommy Odds lose?
(a) Arm.
(b) Ear.
(c) Leg.
(d) Foot.

3. How does Meridian think that Truman grieves?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He gets drunk.
(c) He writes.
(d) He does drugs.

4. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?
(a) She gives the baby to her mother.
(b) She has an abortion.
(c) They get married.
(d) She gives the baby up for adoption.

5. When does Truman next visit Meridian?
(a) Three years after his marriage to Lynne.
(b) When her mother dies.
(c) On Christmas Eve.
(d) At the college reunion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meridian has a feeling of ___________ that she can't shake.

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

3. What was Meridian's father's profession?

4. What do Truman and Lynne do in the evenings?

5. What was Meridian unable to believe existed during her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How have Meridian and Lynne changed when Lynne comes for a visit?

3. How is Anne-Marion different from Meridian?

4. How does Meridian meet Truman?

5. Why does Meridian begin getting very sick while at Saxon?

6. Why does Truman go to Meridian while still being married to Lynne?

7. What is Meridian's goal in tending to both Lynne and Truman after the death of their daughter?

8. Why does Tommy Odds rape Lynne?

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

10. Why is guilt so prevalent in Meridian's life and how does it begin?

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