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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. Why does the Senator not physically fight back to bullies during his childhood?
(a) His religion won't allow it.
(b) He is too scrawny.
(c) He always ends up losing so he just stops trying.
(d) He is in a wheelchair.

2. What promise does Bliss make to Laly?
(a) That he will marry her.
(b) That he will give her a brand new house.
(c) That he will get her pregnant so she can have a baby.
(d) That he will cast her in a movie.

3. At what point does Bliss come out of his coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) He accidentally comes out too late.
(b) He accidentally comes out too early.
(c) The most dramatic.
(d) The people carrying the coffin drop it, so he falls out and ruins the surprise.

4. What financial reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?
(a) Ten cents.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) No reward.
(d) One dollar.

5. Who is the author of Juneteenth?
(a) Denzel Washington.
(b) Harvey Milk.
(c) Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) Ralph Ellison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Senator Sunraider do to block out the visions he is having while giving his last speech?

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

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

4. What color lining does Bliss's coffin (used during the large Juneteenth revival) have?

5. What two "sins" does Reverend Hickman frequently mention in his reminisces with the senator in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What moves Sister Georgia in particular about Bliss's life?

2. How does Revered Hickman react when the newspaper in D.C. tells him and his group that their story is not interesting?

3. How much of their losses are Laly and the townspeople able to recover once they discover that Bliss, Donelson, and Karp are frauds?

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

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

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

7. Why does Bliss get to cut open the watermelon he and Sister Georgia share?

8. How do Bliss, Donelson, and Karp make their way across the country?

9. Who is Brer Rabbit?

10. At what moment does Hickman realize his life is really going to change?

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