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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. When does Reverend Hickman take Bliss to the circus for the first time?
(a) When he graduates from high school.
(b) After they go to the movies.
(c) For his sixteenth birthday.
(d) Before the big Juneteenth revival.

2. What kind of dialogue is used to describe Senator Sunraider's childhood?
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

3. How does Bliss remember himself, in flashbacks, while he was with Laly?
(a) Violent.
(b) Gentle.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

4. What enthralls Bliss about the movie theater?
(a) The moving pictures.
(b) The darkness of the world inside.
(c) The loud music.
(d) The color photography.

5. What food reward does the young senator get for popping out of the coffin at the appropriate time?
(a) A hamburger.
(b) A taste of the church wine.
(c) No reward.
(d) Vanilla ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what moment during church services does the young senator pop out of the coffin?

2. What secret object does the young senator always sneak into the coffin he hides in during church services?

3. Who does Reverend Hickman ask to help him find Bliss when he disappears?

4. What signal does one of the coffin bearers give Bliss to let him know that he's not alone inside the coffin?

5. While lying in his hospital bed reminiscing about the past with Reverend Hickman, how does the senator know he is there?

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