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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the woman in Bliss's first movie (that he sees) remind him of?

2. What does Bliss do when he comes across the small clown outside of the circus tent?

3. What does the senator do (in his final hallucination sequence) after he jumps off of the large moving object?

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

5. After the incident at the large Juneteenth revival, when does Bliss get to see Reverend Hickman again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Sister Georgia and Sister Bearmasher.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least 3 different ways and instances in which Biblical allusions are used in the text. What do they contribute to the novel and to the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ending of Juneteenth and how the ending of the novel ties into at least one larger theme of the text.

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