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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bowlegs?
(a) The senator's dog.
(b) The senator's godfather.
(c) The nickname the senator had as a child.
(d) The bully who starts a fight with Bliss.

2. What is the age group of the people who arrive in Washington, D.C. when the novel opens?
(a) Young kids (there for a field trip).
(b) Elderly.
(c) Parents.
(d) Teenagers.

3. Who is the author of Juneteenth?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Harvey Milk.
(c) Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) Denzel Washington.

4. What kind of job does A.Z. have?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Reverend.
(d) Firefighter.

5. The religious revivals of this time period served as what kinds of events?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) Spiritual and social.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Social.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dialogue is used to describe Senator Sunraider's childhood?

2. What does Reverend Hickman compare fractured slave families to?

3. What do the men do with Bliss's coffin during the large Juneteenth revival?

4. Who are Donelson and Karp?

5. What is the name of the person who assassinates Senator Sunraider?

(see the answer key)

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