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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reverend Hickman try to stay awake in the hospital with the senator?
(a) Just in case the senator wakes up and wants to talk.
(b) He doesn't want to miss another minute with his adopted son.
(c) He is so stressed out that he cannot sleep.
(d) He is afraid the assassin is going to come back to try to finish the senator off.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the unexpected pregnant woman say she is trying to return to Hickman by leaving her baby with him?
(a) His murdered brother.
(b) Nothing; she leaves without saying a word.
(c) The money she stole.
(d) The curse he put on her years ago.

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

10. 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 stay cool.
(c) So he can read his pornographic magazines.
(d) So he can get out of doing chores.

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

12. When Brer Bear catches up with Brer Rabbit in the senator's final hallucination sequence, what is Brer Rabbit doing?
(a) Having sex with all the local girl rabbits.
(b) Dying of hunger.
(c) Bleeding.
(d) Nothing; he is just standing there looking lost and confused.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?

2. What caused Lorelli to lose her mind?

3. What does Hickman do when he realizes his unexpected female guest is going into labor?

4. Who is Sister Georgia?

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

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