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

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

3. Why is the boy in #47 considered good to Meridian?
(a) He takes her to clubs.
(b) He gives her money.
(c) He doesn't beat her.
(d) He gives her jewelry.

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

5. Who is Truman's wife?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Lynne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the government eventually do with Meridian's father's farm?

3. What happens to people in the serpent mound's tail?

4. How does Meridian feel when she learns she is pregnant?

5. Where does Meridian visit her father in "Indians and Ecstasy?"

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