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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Donelson, why does Bliss travel so lightly?
(a) Because he took a vow of poverty.
(b) Because he is too poor to buy anything new.
(c) Because he is a religious man.
(d) So he could "roll up the moss."

3. What object is the animal carrying that Senator Sunraider thinks he sees while giving his last speech?
(a) A dead rabbit.
(b) A knife.
(c) An olive branch.
(d) A shield.

4. What does Laly say she'll have to do a lot of for Bliss?
(a) Pray.
(b) Cook.
(c) Clean.
(d) Pay for things.

5. At what moment during church services does the young senator pop out of the coffin?
(a) After the service is over and people are clapping.
(b) At the most dramatic moment possible.
(c) He never pops out; he just plays dead for sympathy.
(d) When everyone is quiet and settling in.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what term is Bowlegs unfamiliar?

2. How is Senator Sunraider assassinated?

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

4. What color Bible does the young senator hold when he comes out of the coffin during revivals as a child?

5. What does Senator Sunraider attempt to do after he is attacked?

(see the answer key)

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