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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the senator feel on his face as he falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?
(a) A cold, damp cloth.
(b) A woman kissing him.
(c) A breeze.
(d) Extrememe heat from his fever.

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

3. Where did Lorelli go to try to regain her sanity?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Europe.
(c) California.
(d) Peru.

4. What does Reverend Hickman warn Bliss about before they see their first movie?
(a) That there will be evils in what he sees.
(b) That movies are very expensive so they have to sneak in.
(c) That the theater will be full of black people.
(d) That the theater will be full of white people.

5. Why does Bliss crawl under the porch after Reverend Hickman returns after the Juneteenth revival?
(a) So he can take a nap.
(b) So he can get out of doing chores.
(c) So he can read his pornographic magazines.
(d) So he can stay cool.

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

7. In the senator's final hallucination sequence, what does he remember a young woman telling him about love?
(a) When you find it, you should nab it.
(b) It's named after Mr. Babit.
(c) It runs fast like a rabit.
(d) It ain't nothing but a habit.

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

9. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor give Hickman permission to do?
(a) Sleep with her.
(b) Take all of her money.
(c) Trade her cooking skills for a place to stay.
(d) Murder her.

10. 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.

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

12. What fact is Bliss most interested to know about the circus clowns?
(a) How he can become one himself.
(b) How much they are paid.
(c) If they are black or white.
(d) Why the are acting so silly.

13. What enthralls Bliss about the movie theater?
(a) The darkness of the world inside.
(b) The loud music.
(c) The moving pictures.
(d) The color photography.

14. What is Lorelli known for?
(a) Her kindness.
(b) Trying to steal other people's children.
(c) Her amazing cooking.
(d) Her wild hair.

15. What is the senator's old friend's Charlie's full name?
(a) Chewing Charlie.
(b) Charlie Gibson.
(c) Crocodile Charlie.
(d) Choc Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his final hallucination sequence, from what moving object does the senator jump off of?

2. What does the woman who gives birth at Hickman's home say the baby is a reminder of?

3. What is the woman, who knocks on Hickman's door when he is at the ready with guns and a rifle, wearing?

4. What caused Lorelli to lose her mind?

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

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