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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color Bible does the young senator hold when he comes out of the coffin during revivals as a child?
(a) White.
(b) Brown (leather).
(c) Black.
(d) Light blue.

2. What object is the animal carrying that Senator Sunraider thinks he sees while giving his last speech?
(a) A shield.
(b) A dead rabbit.
(c) An olive branch.
(d) A knife.

3. What does Hickman say is the one thing keeping Bliss from being a great preacher?
(a) He won't sing.
(b) He likes to sleep late on Sundays.
(c) He curses too much.
(d) He wants to get married.

4. Where is Senator Sunraider's assassin standing?
(a) In the Visitor's Gallery.
(b) In the doorway.
(c) In the roof beams.
(d) Below the stage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Bliss crawl under the porch after Reverend Hickman returns after the Juneteenth revival?

3. How does Bliss remember himself, in flashbacks, while he was with Laly?

4. When does Juneteenth take place?

5. While sitting in the hospital together, what major event does Hickman remind the senator of?

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