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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had Lorelli been abandoned as a child?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the altar.
(c) At a foster care home.
(d) At a grocery store.

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

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

5. Where does Bliss originally go to sleep in Sister Georgia's house?
(a) On the living room sofa.
(b) In the guest bedroom.
(c) In the basement.
(d) Out in the guest house.

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. Where does Bliss go to when he disappears from Reverend Hickman as a boy?
(a) To the army recruitment office.
(b) To the ocean.
(c) To hang out with his friends.
(d) To meetings of another church.

11. Why does Bliss want money at the circus?
(a) For ice cream.
(b) For a stuffed animal.
(c) For cotton candy.
(d) For the ferris wheel.

12. What does the woman who gives birth at Hickman's home say the baby is a reminder of?
(a) His love of children.
(b) His love of all things made by God.
(c) The one night they shared together.
(d) Hickman's ability to forgive.

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

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

15. Who does Reverend Hickman ask to help him find Bliss when he disappears?
(a) His wife.
(b) His housemaid.
(c) Parishoners.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lorelli known for?

2. What does Reverend Hickman warn Bliss about before they see their first movie?

3. Why is Bliss banished back to his original sleeping place at Sister Georgia's house?

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

5. While sitting in the hospital with the senator, where does Reverend Hickman believe Death to be?

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