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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. How much time left does the senator think he has after he has been attacked?
(a) All the time in the world.
(b) One minute, max.
(c) Not much at all.
(d) At least a few more good years.

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

3. What color lining does Bliss's coffin (used during the large Juneteenth revival) have?
(a) Red.
(b) Baby blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

4. Who does the group in D.C. try to tell their story to?
(a) A famous author.
(b) A radio station.
(c) A TV reporter.
(d) The newspaper.

5. For the large Juneteenth revival, who lifts Bliss into the coffin?
(a) His mother.
(b) A very strong little nun.
(c) The reverend.
(d) A deacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In D.C., where does the group go to hear Senator Sunraider speak?

2. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim Bliss's real name is?

3. What can Bliss see inside his tiny coffin?

4. How long does reverend Hickman wait at the wounded senator's bedside?

5. How does Bliss know when to rise from the coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

Short Essay Questions

1. After he is shot, what does Senator Sunraider vaguely see by his bedside?

2. How does the senator remember his costume feeling as he lay in the coffin waiting for his cue?

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

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

5. Where does the senator realize the image of the boy in his final hallucination come from?

6. What has Lorelli done to make others call the authorities?

7. Why is Bliss conflicted over Hickman's strong encouragement to begin preaching at such a young age?

8. As he struggles to stay awake while sitting at the senator's bedside, what does the reverend wonder?

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

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

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