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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Senator Sunraider see things once he has been attacked?
(a) Everything turns red.
(b) In black and white.
(c) In slow motion.
(d) He sees things but cannot hear anything.

2. Who does Reverend Hickman ask to help him find Bliss when he disappears?
(a) The police.
(b) His wife.
(c) His housemaid.
(d) Parishoners.

3. Why is the senator so cold, initially, to Reverend Hickman in the hospital?
(a) Because he feels he can do nothing for African Americans.
(b) Because he is still mad about the last fight they had.
(c) Because he is embarrassed by his looks.
(d) Because he is still angry about being abused.

4. For the large Juneteenth revival, who lifts Bliss into the coffin?
(a) His mother.
(b) The reverend.
(c) A very strong little nun.
(d) A deacon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?

2. What items does Bliss have with him in the coffin before the Juneteenth revival?

3. Why doesn't Hickman's jazz band take him back?

4. Why does Reverend Hickman try to stay awake in the hospital with the senator?

5. According to Donelson, why does Bliss travel so lightly?

(see the answer key)

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