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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 Meridian's father's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Bus driver.

2. What did George Daxter give Meridian in exchange for sexual favors?
(a) Flowers.
(b) New clothes.
(c) Movie tickets.
(d) Candy and money.

3. Meridian and Anne-Marion get involved in what type of procession?
(a) An anti-war march.
(b) A homecoming parade.
(c) A Civil Rights march.
(d) The Wild Child's funeral.

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

5. What has a traveling circus brought to town?
(a) A mummy.
(b) The world's tallest man.
(c) A two-headed duck.
(d) The world's fattest woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Meridian think that Truman grieves?

3. What is a central part of Meridian's experience?

4. What does Meridian tell Truman about herself?

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

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