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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bliss go to when he disappears from Reverend Hickman as a boy?
(a) To hang out with his friends.
(b) To the army recruitment office.
(c) To meetings of another church.
(d) To the ocean.

2. Why does Bliss change beds in Sister Georgia's house?
(a) Because he was too cold in his first bed.
(b) Because the first bed is too small.
(c) Because he had a nightmare.
(d) Because the first bed was too creaky and loud.

3. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?
(a) A few days at a time.
(b) Months and months.
(c) Weeks and weeks.
(d) A few hours at a time.

4. Who is Laly?
(a) Reverend Hickman's daughter.
(b) The senator's hospital doctor.
(c) Bliss's first real love.
(d) Bliss's sister.

5. What is Lorelli known for?
(a) Her kindness.
(b) Trying to steal other people's children.
(c) Her wild hair.
(d) Her amazing cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the senator feel on his face as he falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?

2. What is Senator Sunraider's first name?

3. What drink does Bliss drink when Hickman returns after the incident at the Juneteenth revival?

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

5. What two characters appear in the senator's final hallucination sequence to tel the story of Brer Rabbit?

(see the answer key)

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