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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bliss know he won't be found by Reverend Hickman?
(a) Because he moves around so often.
(b) Because he is in a white neighborhood.
(c) Because he considered Reverend Hickman stupid.
(d) Because he is very far away.

2. Whose idea is it to have the young senator pop out of a coffin during services?
(a) Bliss's.
(b) The pope's.
(c) Buddy's.
(d) Reverend Hickman's.

3. Where are Karp, Donelson, and Bliss ultimately trying to get to?
(a) Washington.
(b) California.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New York City.

4. Where is the person who interrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony ultimately taken?
(a) To jail.
(b) To her house.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To a nunnery.

5. What do the men do with Bliss's coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?
(a) Accidentally set it on fire.
(b) Drop it.
(c) Accidentally dent it.
(d) Carry it down the aisle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fact is Bliss most interested to know about the circus clowns?

2. What analogy does Ellison use to describe Laly and Bliss's love?

3. What color Bible does the young senator hold when he comes out of the coffin during revivals as a child?

4. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?

5. What Biblical passage does Hickman quote when Bliss arises out of the coffin during revivals?

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