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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 was the woman in #24 in charge of overseeing on the Saxon plantation?
(a) The kitchen garden.
(b) The brewery.
(c) The bakery.
(d) The butcher shop.

2. What is Meridian's father doing when she visits him?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Building a chair.
(c) Grading papers.
(d) Examining a map.

3. Meridian's mother feels that her children took away her _______________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Rights.

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

5. Meridian's father's walls are filled with what?
(a) Photos and artifacts.
(b) Oil paintings.
(c) Posters.
(d) Newspaper pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to a house in Meridian's neighborhood one night?

2. What is a woman doing in the town square of Chicokema?

3. Under what kind of tree does Meridian bury the object in #34?

4. How does Meridian think that Truman grieves?

5. Who is Truman's wife?

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