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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hickman tell Bliss about the person who interrupted the Juneteenth revival?
(a) That she is not his mother.
(b) That she has died.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she is from France.

2. In his final hallucination, what does the banner being carried by a plane read?
(a) "Black People Aren't Welcome Here."
(b) "Niggers Stay Away from the Polls."
(c) "Welcome to the World Fair!"
(d) "Congratulations, Senator Sunraider!"

3. In his final hallucination sequence, what are the men gathering to do at the club house?
(a) Shoot pigeons.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Talk politics.
(d) Vote.

4. What kind of business did Lorelli open in New Orleans?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A hair shop.
(d) A grocery store.

5. What do the clowns use to make their faces so dark?
(a) Burned cork.
(b) Ground up dried fruit.
(c) Ashes from a bonfire.
(d) Ashes from a fire pit.

6. Why doesn't Hickman's jazz band take him back?
(a) Because he has a white baby with him.
(b) Because he has a white baby with him and a brother who has been lynched.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) Because he has a brother who has been lynched.

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

8. What does Bliss do when he comes across the small clown outside of the circus tent?
(a) He talks to him.
(b) He watches him in secret.
(c) He begins punching him.
(d) He offers him some of his secret whiskey.

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

10. What does the woman who gives birth promise to send after she leaves?
(a) Her new address.
(b) Information on the child's father.
(c) Money to pay for a education.
(d) Money to pay for food and a new house.

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

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

13. What are the waiters serving the club guests in the senator's final hallucination sequence?
(a) Drinks with little umbrellas in them.
(b) Rabbit sandwiches.
(c) Salads made out of weird vegetables.
(d) Fried chicken and watermelon.

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

15. While sitting in the hospital with the senator, where does Reverend Hickman believe Death to be?
(a) In the future.
(b) Inside of himself, not inside of the senator.
(c) Far away.
(d) Nearby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hickman name the baby boy "Bliss?"

3. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?

4. What two kinds of memories collide as the senator falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?

5. Why does Reverend Hickman try to stay awake in the hospital with the senator?

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