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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In D.C., what does the group of visitors need in order to see the senator?
(a) To go through security.
(b) An appointment.
(c) A formal invitation for the party.
(d) A letter of introduction.

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

3. What does Bliss hear while he is inside his coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) His mother comforting him.
(b) The choir singing off-key.
(c) The sounds of the doors locking because the service is over.
(d) The sermon coming to a fever pitch.

4. What does Senator Sunraider attempt to do after he is attacked?
(a) Hid his wounds.
(b) Apprehend his assassin.
(c) Finish his speech.
(d) Maintain consciousness.

5. What Biblical passage does Hickman quote when Bliss arises out of the coffin during revivals?
(a) "Hush, little children."
(b) "And a little child shall lead them."
(c) "And we shall love all chidren, even the dead ones."
(d) "And the dead will rise again."

6. What kind of job does A.Z. have?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Firefighter.

7. What can Bliss see inside his tiny coffin?
(a) The coffin lining.
(b) His glow-in-the-dark stickers.
(c) Lights from outside.
(d) Nothing at all.

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

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

10. How long does reverend Hickman wait at the wounded senator's bedside?
(a) Only for an afternoon.
(b) Only for a minute.
(c) Until he wakes up.
(d) He never waits by his bedside; he only waits in the hallway.

11. Where is the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony ultimately taken?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To her house.
(c) To a nunnery.
(d) To jail.

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

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

14. What promise does Bliss make to Laly?
(a) That he will marry her.
(b) That he will give her a brand new house.
(c) That he will cast her in a movie.
(d) That he will get her pregnant so she can have a baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim?

2. Where does Hickman's group go after the assassination?

3. Whose idea is it to have the young senator pop out of a coffin during services?

4. What two "sins" does Reverend Hickman frequently mention in his reminisces with the senator in the hospital?

5. What food reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?

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