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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Meridian alternately visit Truman and Lynne for a while?
(a) To ask for help with Civil Rights marches.
(b) To have a place to stay.
(c) To counsel them about their marriage.
(d) To help them with their grief.

2. What article of clothing does Meridian wear all the time?
(a) Railroad cap.
(b) Painter pants.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Flip flops.

3. Of what does Tommy Odds particularly disapprove regarding white women in the Civil Rights movement?
(a) Their affairs with black men.
(b) Their uppity manners.
(c) Their unwillingness to work.
(d) The way they dress.

4. What is the topic of some of the poetry Lynne writes?
(a) The forces of nature.
(b) Saving the environment.
(c) Old lovers.
(d) Gentleness in the Revolution.

5. What is the name of the man working with the newspaper?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Marv.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Jerome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Truman want with Meridian?

2. What is notable about Meridian's appearance at this time?

3. What does Truman say Meridian is not cut out to do?

4. Who is Miss Margaret's sister?

5. Lynne thinks her parents are ______________.

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