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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. What kind of business did Lorelli open in New Orleans?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A hair shop.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A laundromat.

2. What does Hickman say to Senator Sunraider's assassin?
(a) He tells him to wait.
(b) He tells him he will kill him.
(c) He tells him to hide in a secret closet nearby.
(d) He asks him why he did it.

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

4. For the large Juneteenth revival, who lifts Bliss into the coffin?
(a) A very strong little nun.
(b) His mother.
(c) The reverend.
(d) A deacon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lorelli?

2. What is the age group of the people who arrive in Washington, D.C. when the novel opens?

3. Which character does Senator Sunraider ask for from the hospital?

4. When he sees Hickman by his bedside, what does the senator want from him?

5. What unique sound is Senator Sunraider's last speech met with?

(see the answer key)

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