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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. To whom does Meridian's father give the deed for his small farm?
(a) The government.
(b) Meridian.
(c) His church.
(d) Walter Longknife.

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

3. What is Meridian's response to whether she believes in God.
(a) She most definitely believes in God.
(b) She doesn't know if she believes in God.
(c) She believes in God most of the time.
(d) She does not believe in God.

4. What did Anne-Marion do to make the Dean of Women so angry?
(a) She cut off her hair.
(b) She led a strike of cafeteria workers.
(c) She smoked in the classroom.
(d) She had a boy in her dorm room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meridian feel when she learns she is pregnant?

2. Who was Fast Mary of the Tower?

3. Who is the white exchange student who canvasses with Meridian, asking people to vote?

4. What has Meridian's mother never done?

5. What is Meridian's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the irony of Lynne's character regarding being oppressed?

3. What is the sad story of the young girl in prison for killing her baby?

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

5. Why is the death of Lynne and Truman's daughter unfortunately a natural extension of their "unnatural" marriage?

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

7. What role does the church play in the Civil Rights movement?

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

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

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

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