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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does the senator hear as he flees the clubhouse in his final hallucination?

2. Why does Reverend Hickman try to stay awake in the hospital with the senator?

3. What caused Lorelli to lose her mind?

4. What does Reverend Hickman warn Bliss about before they see their first movie?

5. What does the unexpected pregnant woman say she is trying to return to Hickman by leaving her baby with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why does the reader never learn much about the senator's assassin? Discuss at least 3 reasons why this is true and what effect it has on the reader.

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