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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the reverend once sitting in a lamp-lit room with guns and a rifle?

2. What two characters appear in the senator's final hallucination sequence to tel the story of Brer Rabbit?

3. What does Reverend Hickman describe as the way the lion tamer is able to control his lions?

4. Although they don't know Bliss is hiding underneath, what are the people on the porch talking about when Bliss is eavesdropping?

5. In the senator's final hallucination sequence, what does he remember a young woman telling him about love?

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

Why is it important for a reader to know about a novel's author? Discuss at least 3 reasons why this is of particular importance for a reader of Juneteenth.

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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