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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reverend Hickman describe as the way the lion tamer is able to control his lions?
(a) Through trust.
(b) Through friendship.
(c) Through fear.
(d) Through food rewards.

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

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

4. Where does Bliss try to fall asleep the second time at Sister Georgia's house?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) In Sister Georgia's bed.
(c) On the front porch.
(d) In the basement.

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 phone call.
(c) Through a dream.
(d) Through a letter.

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

7. What drink does Bliss drink when Hickman returns after the incident at the Juneteenth revival?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Watermelon juice.
(c) Cold lemonade.
(d) Iced tea.

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

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

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

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

12. What two kinds of memories collide as the senator falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?
(a) Imaginary and foreign.
(b) Political and childhood.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) Ones from heaven and ones from hell.

13. In his final hallucination sequence, from what moving object does the senator jump off of?
(a) A train.
(b) A car.
(c) A bus.
(d) A plane.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the senator feel on his face as he falls into his last series of hallucinations before he dies?

2. What action of the little boy in the senator's final hallucination angers the senator?

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

4. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor surprisingly apologize for?

5. Why does Bliss know he won't be found by Reverend Hickman?

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