Meridian Quizzes

Meridian Quiz 1

By Allie Spensley · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed January 18, 2018

1 Where does Meridian live in Georgia at the end of the book?

Marietta

Savannah

Atlanta

Chicokema
2 What kind of art does Truman make?

poetry

paintings

music

theater
3 What foreign language does Truman like to speak?

German

Spanish

French

Italian
4 Who is Meridian's best friend in college?

Louvinie

Lynne

the Wild Child

Anne-Marion
5 What is Meridian's mother's occupation?

nurse

schoolteacher

secretary

doctor
6 What is the Sacred Serpent?

the town where Meridian grew up

an Indian chant

Meridian's good luck charm

an Indian burial mound
7 Who is Meridian's husband?

Tommy Odds

Altuna Jones

Truman

Eddie
8 What event gets Meridian interested in the movement?

her mother is threatened

a school is attacked

a man is killed

a house is bombed
9 What is Truman's last name?

Hill

Green

Held

Coles
10 What college does Meridian go to?

Georgia State University

Emory University

University of Georgia

Saxon College
11 What does Meridian do when she becomes pregnant in college?

she gets married

she tells Truman about it

she drops out

she has an abortion
12 Who does Meridian work for in college?

a nurse

an old professor

a librarian

a restaurant owner
13 What does Meridian do when Truman tells her to have his babies?

she decides to marry him

she does nothing

she hits him with her backpack

she tells him about her pregnancy
14 Who is Miss Winter?

a professor at Saxon College

Anne-Marion's mother

Meridian's aunt

an organist at Saxon College
15 What body part does Tommy Odds lose?

right leg

nose

finger

forearm
16 Where does Meridian meet Truman?

her hometown

Chicokema

Saxon

New York City
17 Who does Truman marry?

Lynne

Miss Winter

Meridian

he never marries
18 What is the name of Truman and Lynne's daughter?

Cassie

Callie

Camille

Camara
19 Where does Lynne move after Camara is born?

back to her parents' house

New York City

Mississippi

Atlanta
20 What is Turkey Walk?

Lynne's quilt

Lynne's dog

a road in Chicokema

a tradition at Saxon
21 How does Camara die?

she is attacked

she doesn't die

she drowns

she is hit by a car
22 What does Meridian always wear in Chicokema?

blue gloves

a long dress

a railroad worker's hat

a sun bonnet
23 What happened to the red-eyed man in church?

his daughter was kidnapped

his son was killed

his wife drowned

he was shot
24 Who is Miss Margaret Treasure?

Meridian's mother

a country woman

Meridian's professor

Truman's wife
25 What does Meridian like to write?

letters to Anne-Marion

short stories

poems

speeches

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