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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 food reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?
(a) Vanilla ice cream.
(b) A hamburger.
(c) A taste of the church wine.
(d) No reward.

2. When he sees Hickman by his bedside, what does the senator want from him?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) An apology.
(c) Just to talk like old times.
(d) To say what he wants and then leave.

3. What does Laly say she'll have to do a lot of for Bliss?
(a) Pay for things.
(b) Pray.
(c) Clean.
(d) Cook.

4. Who are Donelson and Karp?
(a) Bliss's filmmaker partners.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Bliss's brothers.
(d) Bliss's uncles.

5. How long does reverend Hickman wait at the wounded senator's bedside?
(a) He never waits by his bedside; he only waits in the hallway.
(b) Only for a minute.
(c) Until he wakes up.
(d) Only for an afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age group of the people who arrive in Washington, D.C. when the novel opens?

2. What secret object does the young senator always sneak into the coffin he hides in during church services?

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

4. How does Bliss remember feeling inside of the tiny coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

5. After the incident at the large Juneteenth revival, when does Bliss get to see Reverend Hickman again?

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