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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman, who knocks on Hickman's door when he is at the ready with guns and a rifle, wearing?
(a) An old sheet -- and that's it.
(b) A black shawl.
(c) A very expensive ballgown.
(d) A dirty wedding dress.

2. Who is sitting and talking on the porch when Bliss crawls underneath it?
(a) Mrs. Proctor and Blue's mother.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Blue's mother and Reverend Hickman.
(d) Reverend Hickman and Mrs. Proctor.

3. How long does Bliss feel like he has to wait to be cued out of the coffin?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) An eternity.
(c) Not long enough; he likes it in there.
(d) No more than a minute or two.

4. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?
(a) That they are slaves.
(b) That they are being paid to act silly.
(c) That they aren't really hurting each other.
(d) That it is just an act.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Hickman promise to do with Bliss, if he is good, the week after the chaotic Juneteenth revival?

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

3. How does Hickman find out that the senator's life may be in danger?

4. What fact about elephants is Bliss surprised to learn Reverend Hickman knows?

5. What do Laly and Bliss do while on a picnic lunch one Sunday afternoon?

(see the answer key)

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