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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the waiters serving the club guests in the senator's final hallucination sequence?

2. Why does Bliss change beds in Sister Georgia's house?

3. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss to do in regard to Lorelli?

4. While sitting in the hospital with the senator, where does Reverend Hickman believe Death to be?

5. What burning question does Bliss finally ask Hickman when they see each other again after the Juneteenth revival?

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

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

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.

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