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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Karp, Donelson, and Bliss ultimately trying to get to?
(a) New York City.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

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

3. Where does Hickman's group go after the assassination?
(a) Outside.
(b) Back to North Carolina.
(c) Straight to the hospital.
(d) The Justic Department.

4. What promise does Bliss make to Laly?
(a) That he will marry her.
(b) That he will get her pregnant so she can have a baby.
(c) That he will give her a brand new house.
(d) That he will cast her in a movie.

5. What do Laly and Bliss do while on a picnic lunch one Sunday afternoon?
(a) Get into a major fight.
(b) Make love.
(c) Steal a car.
(d) Run away together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Ellison use to describe Laly and Bliss's love?

2. What does Hickman say is the one thing keeping Bliss from being a great preacher?

3. How does Senator Sunraider see things once he has been attacked?

4. How is Senator Sunraider assassinated?

5. At what moment during church services does the young senator pop out of the coffin?

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