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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Meridian: Sojourner, Have You Stolen Anything?, and Gold.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Meridian think that Truman grieves?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He writes.
(c) He does drugs.
(d) He gets drunk.

2. During what decade does the story take place?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1910s.
(d) 1960s.

3. Meridian has a feeling of ___________ that she can't shake.
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Ennui.
(d) Guilt.

4. What is a woman doing in the town square of Chicokema?
(a) Sunbathing nude.
(b) Dancing in the fountain.
(c) Staring down the town's tank.
(d) Performing in mime.

5. What did Meridian's mother consider her children to be?
(a) A gift.
(b) A burden.
(c) A delight.
(d) A destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Meridian bury underneath a tree when she was seven?

2. Meridian's mother feels that her children took away her _______________.

3. What are Anne-Marion's religious beliefs?

4. What has a traveling circus brought to town?

5. Who is Truman's wife?

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