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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. What does Hickman say to Senator Sunraider's assassin?
(a) He asks him why he did it.
(b) He tells him to hide in a secret closet nearby.
(c) He tells him to wait.
(d) He tells him he will kill him.

2. What was Senator Sunraider's first real job?
(a) Picking cotton.
(b) Painting.
(c) Giving sermons with his father.
(d) Delivering newspapers.

3. How does Senator Sunraider's wife respond to news of the shooting?
(a) She rushes to the police station.
(b) He doesn't have a wife.
(c) She rushes to the hospital.
(d) She faints.

4. What analogy does Ellison use to describe Laly and Bliss's love?
(a) Like two lions.
(b) Like two birds.
(c) Like two dolphins.
(d) Like two snakes.

5. How does Senator Sunraider see things once he has been attacked?
(a) Everything turns red.
(b) In black and white.
(c) He sees things but cannot hear anything.
(d) In slow motion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of job does A.Z. have?

3. When he is on his deathbed, why can't the senator acknowledge Reverend Hickman?

4. In D.C., where does the group go to hear Senator Sunraider speak?

5. Who does Hickman accuse of taking away Bliss's singing voice?

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