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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim Bliss's real name is?
(a) Charles.
(b) Cuddlebumpkin.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Cudworth.

2. Why does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss that he should not get used to going to movies in the theater?
(a) Because ministers should not be seen in such places.
(b) Because they cannot afford it.
(c) Because the movie theater is very far away.
(d) Because the movies they can afford to see are only in French.

3. With whom did Lorelli stay while trying to regain her sanity?
(a) No one; she put herself in isolation.
(b) An aunt.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor give Hickman permission to do?
(a) Murder her.
(b) Take all of her money.
(c) Sleep with her.
(d) Trade her cooking skills for a place to stay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long does Bliss feel like he has to wait to be cued out of the coffin?

4. How many people did Senator Sunraider sometimes preach to in his childhood?

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

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