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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 people in the serpent mound's tail?
(a) They can hear voices.
(b) They faint.
(c) They begin to cry.
(d) They experience ecstasy.

2. For whom did Meridian's father mourn?
(a) Jews.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Meridian.
(d) His brother.

3. What does Lynne try to think about the man in #121 as he rapes her?
(a) If she can get a knife from the kitchen.
(b) If she can reach the phone.
(c) Where her gun is.
(d) All the good things about him.

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

5. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?
(a) She gives the baby up for adoption.
(b) She gives the baby to her mother.
(c) She has an abortion.
(d) They get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woman who planted the large magnolia tree?

2. What does Meridian achieve through her illness?

3. What does the boy in #47 do when he learns Meridian is pregnant?

4. What is notable about Meridian's mother's preacher's voice?

5. Who collapses after taking the children to see the exhibit at the circus?

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