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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of baby did Lorelli take with her to New Orleans?
(a) An American baby.
(b) A French baby.
(c) A Peruvian baby.
(d) A Chinese baby.

2. In the senator's final hallucination, what kind of person threatens to expose his true identity and background?
(a) A mean old white man.
(b) An old white woman.
(c) A mean old black man.
(d) An old black woman.

3. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?
(a) That it is just an act.
(b) That they are slaves.
(c) That they aren't really hurting each other.
(d) That they are being paid to act silly.

4. Who ends up interrupting Bliss's interaction with the small clown outside of the circus tent?
(a) Sister Bearmasher.
(b) The lion tamer.
(c) Sister Georgia.
(d) Reverend Hickman.

5. Who does the woman in Bliss's first movie (that he sees) remind him of?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) Sister Georgia.
(d) Lorelli.

6. What drink does Bliss drink when Hickman returns after the incident at the Juneteenth revival?
(a) Iced tea.
(b) Cold lemonade.
(c) Watermelon juice.
(d) Whiskey.

7. With whom does Bliss start to hang out with more and more after seeing the circus?
(a) Girls.
(b) Nuns.
(c) White friends.
(d) Catholics.

8. While lying in his hospital bed reminiscing about the past with Reverend Hickman, how does the senator know he is there?
(a) Because he can sense his presence.
(b) Because he can hear him.
(c) Because he is holding his hand.
(d) Because he can see him.

9. Although they don't know Bliss is hiding underneath, what are the people on the porch talking about when Bliss is eavesdropping?
(a) Lorelli's strange behavior.
(b) What will happen to Bliss in the near future.
(c) How old Reverend Hickman is getting.
(d) Bliss's performance in the coffin.

10. In his final hallucination sequence, from what moving object does the senator jump off of?
(a) A plane.
(b) A train.
(c) A bus.
(d) A car.

11. What woman knocks on Hickman's door when he is sitting there, at the ready with guns and a rifle?
(a) His kind neighbor.
(b) The minister's wife.
(c) The woman who falsely accused his brother of rape.
(d) A woman he has never seen before.

12. In the senator's final hallucination sequence, what kind of gun is Brer Rabbit holding?
(a) A pop gun.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A .45 caliber pistol.
(d) A machine gun.

13. What does Sister Georgia offer Bliss to help him stop crying?
(a) Cold watermelon.
(b) Vanilla ice cream.
(c) His own room at her house.
(d) A bubble bath.

14. What does the woman who visits Hickman unexpectedly ask for?
(a) A ride into town.
(b) Some iced tea.
(c) Money.
(d) If there is a woman at home.

15. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss to do in regard to Lorelli?
(a) Remember her.
(b) Mention her in their next sermon.
(c) Forget her.
(d) Honor her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hickman spend the night after the baby is born?

2. Where had Lorelli been abandoned as a child?

3. What does Bliss do when he comes across the small clown outside of the circus tent?

4. When Brer Bear catches up with Brer Rabbit in the senator's final hallucination sequence, what is Brer Rabbit doing?

5. Why does Bliss crawl under the porch after Reverend Hickman returns after the Juneteenth revival?

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