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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. Why does Hickman say Juneteenth will always be celebrated?
(a) So that its significance is not forgotten.
(b) Because people can take the day off of work.
(c) Because people like to give and receive gifts.
(d) Because it is now a state holiday.

2. Who is Senator Sunraider's assassin working with?
(a) The police.
(b) No one.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

3. The religious revivals of this time period served as what kinds of events?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Spiritual and social.
(d) Social.

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

5. What does Senator Sunraider attempt to do after he is attacked?
(a) Finish his speech.
(b) Hid his wounds.
(c) Maintain consciousness.
(d) Apprehend his assassin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret object does the young senator always sneak into the coffin he hides in during church services?

2. What does Hickman preach will happen if you keep putting one and one together?

3. When does Juneteenth take place?

4. What does Hickman say is the one thing keeping Bliss from being a great preacher?

5. What kind of events does Laly host in her home for Bliss?

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