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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Karp, Donelson, and Bliss ultimately trying to get to?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

3. Who is sitting and talking on the porch when Bliss crawls underneath it?
(a) Mrs. Proctor and Blue's mother.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Blue's mother and Reverend Hickman.
(d) Reverend Hickman and Mrs. Proctor.

4. How does Bliss breathe when locked inside the coffin?
(a) With an oxygen mask.
(b) Regular.
(c) Through an air tube.
(d) With SCUBA equipment.

5. What does Reverend Hickman promise to do with Bliss, if he is good, the week after the chaotic Juneteenth revival?
(a) Take him to the movies.
(b) Let him go hunting.
(c) Stop putting him in the coffin.
(d) Buy him a brand new Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is on his deathbed, why can't the senator acknowledge Reverend Hickman?

2. What does Sister Georgia offer Bliss to help him stop crying?

3. How is Senator Sunraider assassinated?

4. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony want?

5. What Biblical passage does Hickman quote when Bliss arises out of the coffin during revivals?

(see the answer key)

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