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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unexpected pregnant woman say she is trying to return to Hickman by leaving her baby with him?

2. What woman knocks on Hickman's door when he is sitting there, at the ready with guns and a rifle?

3. What does the woman who visits Hickman unexpectedly ask for?

4. What two kinds of memories collide as the senator falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?

5. Why does Bliss want money at the circus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ending of Juneteenth and how the ending of the novel ties into at least one larger theme of the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least 3 different ways and instances in which Biblical allusions are used in the text. What do they contribute to the novel and to the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Why is it important for a reader to know about a novel's author? Discuss at least 3 reasons why this is of particular importance for a reader of Juneteenth.

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