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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. In D.C., where does the group go to hear Senator Sunraider speak?
(a) The Senate.
(b) A rally in downtown D.C.
(c) A rally at the mall.
(d) The American History Museum.

2. What rhyme does Bowlegs create to make fun of Bliss?
(a) He didn't create a rhyme.
(b) Bliss, Bliss, he's a siss.
(c) Blis, Bliss, always amiss.
(d) Bliss, Bliss, Cat piss miss.

3. What skill of Senator Sunraider's was obvious early in childhood?
(a) His speechmaking abilities.
(b) His pitching arm.
(c) His painting style.
(d) His cooking expertise.

4. What does Bliss hear while he is inside his coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) The sermon coming to a fever pitch.
(b) The sounds of the doors locking because the service is over.
(c) His mother comforting him.
(d) The choir singing off-key.

5. What Biblical passage does Hickman quote when Bliss arises out of the coffin during revivals?
(a) "And we shall love all chidren, even the dead ones."
(b) "And the dead will rise again."
(c) "And a little child shall lead them."
(d) "Hush, little children."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Senator Sunraider think he sees while giving his last speech?

3. What unique sound is Senator Sunraider's last speech met with?

4. While sitting in the hospital together, what major event does Hickman remind the senator of?

5. Who is Senator Sunraider's assassin working with?

Short Essay Questions

1. While lying on his deathbed, in what ways does the senator remember about the time he spent making movies?

2. How does Reverend Hickman feel about the Juneteenth holiday?

3. What happens to Bliss, Donelson, and Karp when Laly and the other townspeople discover that their movie-making venture is a fraud?

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

5. What internal conflict does Bliss's beating of the little clown symbolize?

6. Why is Sister Georgia hesitant to hug Bliss as a child?

7. How does SIster Bearmasher get physical control of the woman who interrupts the Juneteenth revival service?

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

9. Why does Hickman want Bliss to rise out of a coffin during their services?

10. What makes Bliss so upset about the clown act at the circus?

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