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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Truman Held: Lynne and On Giving Him Back to His Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a house in Meridian's neighborhood one night?
(a) It is demolished.
(b) It is renovated.
(c) It is firebombed.
(d) It is hit by a tornado.

2. Meridian tells Truman that he looks like ______________.
(a) Sammy Davis Jr.
(b) Clarence Thomas.
(c) Death warmed over.
(d) Che Guevara.

3. What is Truman's daughter's name?
(a) Camara.
(b) Sephora.
(c) Candida.
(d) Jolie.

4. What happens to Tommy Odds while coming out of a church?
(a) He suffers a heart attack.
(b) He is struck by lightning.
(c) He is shot in the arm.
(d) He falls down some steps.

5. What does Truman tell Meridian that makes her hit him?
(a) She is too black for him.
(b) She is getting fat.
(c) She should have his babies.
(d) He is marrying Lynne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the only thing Truman finds in Meridian's house?

3. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?

4. What new name does Meridian give her baby?

5. What is a central part of Meridian's experience?

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