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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his final hallucination, what does the banner being carried by a plane read?
(a) "Congratulations, Senator Sunraider!"
(b) "Niggers Stay Away from the Polls."
(c) "Welcome to the World Fair!"
(d) "Black People Aren't Welcome Here."

2. With whom did Lorelli stay while trying to regain her sanity?
(a) No one; she put herself in isolation.
(b) An aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Nuns.

3. Where did Lorelli go to try to regain her sanity?
(a) Peru.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) California.
(d) Europe.

4. What does Bliss do when he comes across the small clown outside of the circus tent?
(a) He begins punching him.
(b) He watches him in secret.
(c) He talks to him.
(d) He offers him some of his secret whiskey.

5. What burning question does Bliss finally ask Hickman when they see each other again after the Juneteenth revival?
(a) If he did a good job at the service.
(b) When will they be going for ice cream.
(c) If the crazy woman really was his mother.
(d) When he can get his teddy back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although they don't know Bliss is hiding underneath, what are the people on the porch talking about when Bliss is eavesdropping?

2. What does Sister Georgia offer Bliss to help him stop crying?

3. What is the woman, who knocks on Hickman's door when he is at the ready with guns and a rifle, wearing?

4. What sound does the senator hear as he flees the clubhouse in his final hallucination?

5. What does Reverend Hickman describe himself as a tamer of?

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