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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Senator Sunraider attempt to do after he is attacked?

2. Why does Hickman say Juneteenth will always be celebrated?

3. What does the senator suggest Reverend Hickman might have otherwise done with his life?

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

5. What rhyme does Bowlegs create to make fun of Bliss?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Reverend Hickman pulls Bliss off of the little clown outside of the tent, what is all over Bliss's hands?

2. Where does the term "Juneteenth" come from?

3. What great hope does Reverend Hickman continue to cling to for Senator Sunraider, even as he lay dying?

4. Who does the young boy in the senator's final hallucination represent?

5. What does Lorelli have a history of doing?

6. Why is Bliss so obsessed about the image of the movie actress?

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

8. In the final chapter of the novel, how is it clear that the senator is in a hallucinatory state?

9. How does Reverend Hickman use Bliss during his sermons?

10. What does Reverend Hickman learn Senator Sunraider wants on his deathbed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Reverend Hickman a "good" character or a "bad" character? Provide at least 3 examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least 3 interactions Bliss has with women and how each interaction aids in his character development.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 2 pros and 2 cons of leaving a character motherless in a novel, using Bliss as an example for each pro and each con. Make sure to use specifics from Juneteenth to support your arguments.

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