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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim?
(a) That she met Jesus a minute ago.
(b) That Bliss is her son.
(c) That she has seen the Lord.
(d) That she is pregnant.

2. What signal does one of the coffin bearers give Bliss to let him know that he's not alone inside the coffin?
(a) He slips him a little note.
(b) He sends him a text message.
(c) He whispers things only Bliss can hear.
(d) He knocks on it.

3. The religious revivals of this time period served as what kinds of events?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Social.
(c) Spiritual and social.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

4. What kind of traditional preaching style do Bliss and Reverend Hickman have?
(a) Call and response.
(b) Music-based.
(c) Lecture.
(d) Participatory.

5. Who does Hickman accuse of taking away Bliss's singing voice?
(a) The devil.
(b) The same people that gave him white skin and straight hair.
(c) His mother.
(d) The crazy woman who tried to kidnap him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who disrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony look like?

2. What do the men do with Bliss's coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

3. What is the age group of the people who arrive in Washington, D.C. when the novel opens?

4. What secret object does the young senator always sneak into the coffin he hides in during church services?

5. Where are Karp, Donelson, and Bliss ultimately trying to get to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Senator Sunraider initially think causes the chandelier in the Senate to come crashing down?

2. In what ways does Senator Sunraider, while in his hospital bed, remember his childhood?

3. What does Hickman consider his permanent home?

4. What does the senator remember as surprising him the most about the woman who interrupts the large Juneteenth service?

5. What does Hickman think to himself about being given Bliss?

6. When remembering his trip with the crazed woman to the jailhouse, who does Reverend Hickman confess he should have been praying for instead?

7. Who is Brer Rabbit?

8. Why does Sister Georgia think she is most qualified to take care of Bliss after the incident at the Juneteenth revival?

9. As a boy, what did Bliss call Reverend Hickman?

10. What makes Hickman realize he will have a life of bachelorhood?

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