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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who blocks the group's ability to see Senator Sunraider in D.C.?
(a) Security.
(b) His secretary.
(c) A mystery man.
(d) A man from the CIA.

2. While sitting in the hospital together, what major event does Hickman remind the senator of?
(a) His college graduation.
(b) His tenth birthday.
(c) His wedding day.
(d) Juneteenth revivals.

3. How many people did Senator Sunraider sometimes preach to in his childhood?
(a) One dozen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) One hundred.

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

5. What color lining does Bliss's coffin (used during the large Juneteenth revival) have?
(a) Baby blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

6. What kind of traditional preaching style do Bliss and Reverend Hickman have?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Music-based.
(c) Participatory.
(d) Call and response.

7. In D.C., where does the group go to hear Senator Sunraider speak?
(a) The Senate.
(b) A rally in downtown D.C.
(c) The American History Museum.
(d) A rally at the mall.

8. How long does Bliss feel like he has to wait to be cued out of the coffin?
(a) Not long enough; he likes it in there.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) No more than a minute or two.
(d) An eternity.

9. What skill of Senator Sunraider's was obvious early in childhood?
(a) His pitching arm.
(b) His cooking expertise.
(c) His speechmaking abilities.
(d) His painting style.

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

11. How is the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony removed from the service?
(a) She is put in handcuffs and carried out.
(b) She faints and is taken out by ambulance.
(c) She is dragged out.
(d) She leaves on her own.

12. What color Bible does the young senator hold when he comes out of the coffin during revivals as a child?
(a) Brown (leather).
(b) White.
(c) Light blue.
(d) Black.

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

14. What is the name of the person who assassinates Senator Sunraider?
(a) Snape.
(b) McCarthy.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Severen.

15. At what moment during church services does the young senator pop out of the coffin?
(a) After the service is over and people are clapping.
(b) When everyone is quiet and settling in.
(c) At the most dramatic moment possible.
(d) He never pops out; he just plays dead for sympathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young senator think his only weapon is as a child?

2. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim Bliss's real name is?

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

4. Who is Bowlegs?

5. In D.C., what does the group of visitors need in order to see the senator?

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