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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does the young senator demand be in the coffin with him?
(a) His favorite blanket.
(b) His teddy bear.
(c) His nightlight.
(d) He demands nothing at all, not even a pillow.

2. With what term is Bowlegs unfamiliar?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Harpsicord.
(c) Feather weather.
(d) Meat whistle.

3. When does Juneteenth take place?
(a) The reader never really knows.
(b) Early to mid-twentieth century.
(c) 1984.
(d) Nineteenth century.

4. Why does the Senator not physically fight back to bullies during his childhood?
(a) He is too scrawny.
(b) He is in a wheelchair.
(c) His religion won't allow it.
(d) He always ends up losing so he just stops trying.

5. What is the age group of the people who arrive in Washington, D.C. when the novel opens?
(a) Parents.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Young kids (there for a field trip).
(d) Teenagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bliss remember himself, in flashbacks, while he was with Laly?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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