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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bliss know when to rise from the coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) He has a little timer that goes off.
(b) He rises when the choir starts to sing "Amazing Grace."
(c) Reverend Hickman gives him a verbal cue.
(d) He knows to do it when everything is quiet.

2. While lying in his hospital bed reminiscing about the past with Reverend Hickman, how does the senator know he is there?
(a) Because he is holding his hand.
(b) Because he can hear him.
(c) Because he can see him.
(d) Because he can sense his presence.

3. Who is Bowlegs?
(a) The senator's godfather.
(b) The senator's dog.
(c) The bully who starts a fight with Bliss.
(d) The nickname the senator had as a child.

4. How is the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony removed from the service?
(a) She leaves on her own.
(b) She is put in handcuffs and carried out.
(c) She faints and is taken out by ambulance.
(d) She is dragged out.

5. What color lining does Bliss's coffin (used during the large Juneteenth revival) have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Baby blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bliss find himself torn between after the large Juneteenth revival is interrupted?

2. Who ends up interrupting Bliss's interaction with the small clown outside of the circus tent?

3. What financial reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?

4. Whose idea is it to have the young senator pop out of a coffin during services?

5. What is Bliss wearing in his little coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

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