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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the incident at the large Juneteenth revival, when does Bliss get to see Reverend Hickman again?
(a) The next day.
(b) One month later.
(c) Two days later.
(d) The next week.

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

3. What is the woman, who knocks on Hickman's door when he is at the ready with guns and a rifle, wearing?
(a) A dirty wedding dress.
(b) A black shawl.
(c) A very expensive ballgown.
(d) An old sheet -- and that's it.

4. Why is Bliss banished back to his original sleeping place at Sister Georgia's house?
(a) Because he snored too loudly.
(b) Because he was trying to see Sister Georgia naked.
(c) Because he was caught looking at pornographic magazines.
(d) Because he was caught taking a sip of whiskey from the liquor cabinet.

5. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?
(a) A few hours at a time.
(b) Weeks and weeks.
(c) Months and months.
(d) A few days at a time.

6. What kinds of jobs does Hickman get before he finally is able to land another musical job?
(a) Chauffeur jobs.
(b) Bus driver jobs.
(c) Teaching jobs.
(d) Janitorial jobs.

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

8. With whom did Lorelli stay while trying to regain her sanity?
(a) Nuns.
(b) No one; she put herself in isolation.
(c) Her mother.
(d) An aunt.

9. Why does Hickman name the baby boy "Bliss?"
(a) Because that's what his mother wanted him named.
(b) "Because that's what ignorance is."
(c) Because he's always wanted to name his son that.
(d) Because that's the last word he heard his mother say.

10. What advice does the lion tamer give Bliss outside of the circus tent?
(a) None; they never speak to each other.
(b) To always carry a piece of meat in case you meet up with a wild animal.
(c) To always carry a whip with you.
(d) To never be afraid of an animal that can't talk.

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

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

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

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

15. Who is sitting and talking on the porch when Bliss crawls underneath it?
(a) Reverend Hickman and Mrs. Proctor.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Mrs. Proctor and Blue's mother.
(d) Blue's mother and Reverend Hickman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Lorelli been abandoned as a child?

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

3. Who warned Hickman that the senator's life may be in danger?

4. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?

5. What burning question does Bliss finally ask Hickman when they see each other again after the Juneteenth revival?

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