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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Meridian: Indians and Ecstasy, English Walnuts, and The Happy Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Sacred Serpent?
(a) An Indian burial mound.
(b) A new dance.
(c) A bar.
(d) A tribal dance.

3. Who was Meridian's great-grandmother?
(a) Feather Mae.
(b) Moonflower Hill.
(c) Judith Fasnaught.
(d) Sadie Miller.

4. How old was the Wild Child when Meridian met her?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meridian's father doing when she visits him?

2. Who was Truman's daughter?

3. What does Meridian tell Truman about herself?

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

5. Why do the girls at the college riot?

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