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

2. Which character does Senator Sunraider ask for from the hospital?

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

4. What does the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth ceremony claim?

5. The religious revivals of this time period served as what kinds of events?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Hickman encourage Senator Sunraider to come to peace with the fact that he was preaching at such a young age?

7. What does Bliss's obsession with the image of the movie actress symbolize?

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

9. What does the reverend wish for Bliss as he sits watching him in his hospital bed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe three literary devices Ellison uses in the scene where Bliss's mother comes to Hickman's house to give birth. Be sure to use specific quotations from the novel as examples of each literary device.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tone of Juneteenth. What is the tone for the novel overall? What three literary devices does Ellison use to create this tone? Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

There are many instances of tension in Juneteenth. Choose at least one example and discuss what literary devices Ellison uses the create this tension.

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