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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Meridian: The Driven Snow, The Conquering Prince, and The Recurring Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Meridian do when she realizes she is pregnant with Truman's child?
(a) They get married.
(b) She gives the baby up for adoption.
(c) She gives the baby to her mother.
(d) She has an abortion.

2. Why does a doctor offer to tie Meridian's tubes?
(a) In exchange for sexual favors.
(b) She is too young to keep getting pregnant.
(c) She is too ill to have a child.
(d) To prevent disease.

3. Under what kind of tree does Meridian bury the object in #34?
(a) Oak.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Pine.
(d) Peach.

4. Why does Meridian feel guilty about giving her baby away?
(a) She knows she will want a child someday.
(b) She promised her mother she wouldn't.
(c) Slave women had their children taken forcibly from them.
(d) She should have given it more time.

5. What is stuck on the walls of Meridian's house?
(a) Take-out menus.
(b) Posters.
(c) Letters and poems.
(d) Old gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Meridian's mother ask her when Meridian tells her she has a feeling she can't shake?

2. Who does Meridian date while at Saxon?

3. What was Meridian's father's profession?

4. What did Meridian's mother consider her children to be?

5. To whom does Meridian's father give the deed for his small farm?

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