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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. What is the only thing Truman finds in Meridian's house?
(a) Couch.
(b) Sleeping bag.
(c) Coffee pot.
(d) Ironing board.

2. What is Meridian's baby's name?
(a) Duane.
(b) Bobby Jr.
(c) Eddie Jr.
(d) Sammy.

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

4. What does Meridian's mother feel about the teachers who teach her children?
(a) She dislikes them.
(b) She envies them.
(c) She likes them.
(d) She pities them.

5. Who was the woman who planted the large magnolia tree?
(a) Louvinie.
(b) Lovie.
(c) Laurette.
(d) Lorraine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Truman's last name?

2. What happens to people in the serpent mound's tail?

3. Who is the father of Meridian's child?

4. Where do Meridian and Anne-Marion live at the university?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Meridian's mother.

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

3. Explain how Lynne's guilt rules her life.

4. How does Meridian's spirituality differ from her mother's religion?

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

6. Why does Lynne think she is a good target for Tommy's rage?

7. What is ironic about what the government does with Mr. Hill's farm?

8. How does Meridian's work in the civil rights office begin to open up her world?

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

10. What does Lynne tell Meridian about her past experiences with black men and how they have impacted her life?

(see the answer keys)

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