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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items does Bliss have with him in the coffin before the Juneteenth revival?
(a) His stuffed animals and his Bible.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) His stuffed animals.
(d) His Bible.

2. How does Bliss know when to rise from the coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) He knows to do it when everything is quiet.
(b) He has a little timer that goes off.
(c) He rises when the choir starts to sing "Amazing Grace."
(d) Reverend Hickman gives him a verbal cue.

3. What kind of events does Laly host in her home for Bliss?
(a) Auditions.
(b) Classes.
(c) Fundraisers.
(d) Holiday tea parties.

4. What is Senator Sunraider's first name?
(a) Bob.
(b) Adam.
(c) Cesar.
(d) David.

5. What kinds of traditions does the Juneteenth holiday end up being connected to?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Social.
(c) Financial.
(d) Religious.

6. What does Hickman say is the one thing keeping Bliss from being a great preacher?
(a) He won't sing.
(b) He wants to get married.
(c) He likes to sleep late on Sundays.
(d) He curses too much.

7. Who disrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony?
(a) The president.
(b) A crazy woman.
(c) A fellow preacher.
(d) Another small boy who wants to get into the coffin too.

8. What do Laly and Bliss do while on a picnic lunch one Sunday afternoon?
(a) Run away together.
(b) Steal a car.
(c) Make love.
(d) Get into a major fight.

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

10. How does Bliss remember feeling inside of the tiny coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) Tired and bored.
(b) Eager and excited.
(c) Panicked and fearful.
(d) Happy and content.

11. What does Hickman preach will happen if you keep putting one and one together?
(a) People will burn out.
(b) You'll just keep counting forever.
(c) You'll get a million.
(d) You never get to see the big picture.

12. What signal does one of the coffin bearers give Bliss to let him know that he's not alone inside the coffin?
(a) He sends him a text message.
(b) He whispers things only Bliss can hear.
(c) He knocks on it.
(d) He slips him a little note.

13. What unique sound is Senator Sunraider's last speech met with?
(a) Foot stomping.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Boos.
(d) The Rebel yell.

14. What item does the young senator demand be in the coffin with him?
(a) His teddy bear.
(b) His nightlight.
(c) He demands nothing at all, not even a pillow.
(d) His favorite blanket.

15. According to Donelson, why does Bliss travel so lightly?
(a) Because he took a vow of poverty.
(b) So he could "roll up the moss."
(c) Because he is a religious man.
(d) Because he is too poor to buy anything new.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Senator Sunraider think he sees while giving his last speech?

2. Why is the senator so cold, initially, to Reverend Hickman in the hospital?

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

4. While sitting in the hospital together, what major event does Hickman remind the senator of?

5. What color lining does Bliss's coffin (used during the large Juneteenth revival) have?

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