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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hickman find out that the senator's life may be in danger?

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

3. Who is sitting and talking on the porch when Bliss crawls underneath it?

4. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?

5. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor ultimately need?

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

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

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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