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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 happens to Senator Sunraider's assassin?
(a) He is tried and found guilty.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He falls off the balcony to his death.
(d) He is detained and attacked by an angry mob.

2. What is the name of the person who assassinates Senator Sunraider?
(a) Snape.
(b) McCarthy.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Severen.

3. What rhyme does Bowlegs create to make fun of Bliss?
(a) He didn't create a rhyme.
(b) Blis, Bliss, always amiss.
(c) Bliss, Bliss, Cat piss miss.
(d) Bliss, Bliss, he's a siss.

4. What unique sound is Senator Sunraider's last speech met with?
(a) The Rebel yell.
(b) Foot stomping.
(c) Boos.
(d) Whistles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hickman's group go after the assassination?

2. What does Reverend Hickman compare fractured slave families to?

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

4. Who is Bowlegs?

5. What was Senator Sunraider's first real job?

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