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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?
(a) A hamburger.
(b) No reward.
(c) Vanilla ice cream.
(d) A taste of the church wine.

2. Where is the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony ultimately taken?
(a) To jail.
(b) To a nunnery.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To her house.

3. What analogy does Ellison use to describe Laly and Bliss's love?
(a) Like two birds.
(b) Like two dolphins.
(c) Like two snakes.
(d) Like two lions.

4. Who does Hickman accuse of taking away Bliss's singing voice?
(a) The same people that gave him white skin and straight hair.
(b) The devil.
(c) His mother.
(d) The crazy woman who tried to kidnap him.

5. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim?
(a) That she met Jesus a minute ago.
(b) That Bliss is her son.
(c) That she has seen the Lord.
(d) That she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dialogue is used to describe Senator Sunraider's childhood?

2. Who is Laly?

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

4. What does Bliss hear while he is inside his coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

5. How does Reverend Hickman react when he sees Senator Sunraider attacked?

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