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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) Victims.
(b) Voters.
(c) Art.
(d) Problems.

2. What was Meridian unable to believe existed during her childhood?
(a) God.
(b) Santa Claus.
(c) Tooth Fairy.
(d) Easter Bunny.

3. Why do the girls at the college riot?
(a) The National Guard has been posted at classrooms.
(b) They are protesting the appointment of the new Dean of Girls.
(c) They are prevented from having the Wild Child's funeral there.
(d) They want co-ed dorms.

4. Meridian's feelings of guilt are only abated by ________________.
(a) Meditation.
(b) Volunteer work.
(c) Going to Confession.
(d) Police beatings.

5. What does Anne-Marion notice about Meridian one day?
(a) She is sweating profusely.
(b) She is speaking in tongues.
(c) She is glowing.
(d) She is deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meridian's mother's demeanor can be characterized as ____________.

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

3. What does Truman tell Meridian that makes her hit him?

4. What kind of business did George Daxter own?

5. What college does Meridian have the opportunity to attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like for Truman and Lynne in the South?

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

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

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

5. How do Meridian and Truman help Margaret Treasure and why is this help the standard for how they approach people?

6. What is the difference between how Meridian and Truman view the story of the woman whose husband loved his dog more than he loved her?

7. How does Meridian try to affect change without resorting to violence?

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

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

10. What is the nature of Truman and Lynne's relationship at the end of the book?

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