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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bliss cry after he is taken from the Juneteenth revival?
(a) Because he didn't get his ice cream.
(b) Because he wants to be reunited with Reverend Hickman.
(c) Because he left his teddy in the coffin.
(d) Because the crazed woman broke his arm.

2. What two characters appear in the senator's final hallucination sequence to tel the story of Brer Rabbit?
(a) Hickman and Donelson.
(b) Hickman and Layla.
(c) Charlie and Donelson.
(d) Charlie and Lolita.

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

4. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor surprisingly apologize for?
(a) Being so poorly kept.
(b) Disturbing him in the middle of the night.
(c) Eating so much of Hickman's food.
(d) Lying about her rape accusation.

5. How does Hickman find out that the senator's life may be in danger?
(a) He overhears some people talking at the supermarket.
(b) Through a dream.
(c) Through a phone call.
(d) Through a letter.

6. Why does Bliss change beds in Sister Georgia's house?
(a) Because he had a nightmare.
(b) Because he was too cold in his first bed.
(c) Because the first bed is too small.
(d) Because the first bed was too creaky and loud.

7. What does Reverend Hickman describe himself as a tamer of?
(a) The weak.
(b) The poor.
(c) Sinners.
(d) Humans.

8. Why was the reverend once sitting in a lamp-lit room with guns and a rifle?
(a) Because he was thinking about trying to kill himself.
(b) Because he was holding people hostage.
(c) Because he was waiting for a lynch mob to come and get him.
(d) Because he was waiting for the police to raid his apartment.

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

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

11. What caused Lorelli to lose her mind?
(a) Illness/A fever.
(b) Grief.
(c) Madness.
(d) Poison.

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

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

14. In the senator's final hallucination, what does one of the two foxes he sees have in its mouth?
(a) A dead rabbit.
(b) A Bible.
(c) His best friend from childhood.
(d) His childhood teddy bear.

15. What sound does the senator hear as he flees the clubhouse in his final hallucination?
(a) People yelling out his name.
(b) Beautiful music, probably from angels.
(c) His mother's voice.
(d) Gunfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his final hallucination, what does the banner being carried by a plane read?

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

3. Although they don't know Bliss is hiding underneath, what are the people on the porch talking about when Bliss is eavesdropping?

4. Who does the woman in Bliss's first movie (that he sees) remind him of?

5. Where does Bliss try to fall asleep the second time at Sister Georgia's house?

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