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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Donelson, why does Bliss travel so lightly?
(a) So he could "roll up the moss."
(b) Because he is a religious man.
(c) Because he is too poor to buy anything new.
(d) Because he took a vow of poverty.

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

4. Why does Bliss want money at the circus?
(a) For the ferris wheel.
(b) For cotton candy.
(c) For ice cream.
(d) For a stuffed animal.

5. What does the senator suggest Reverend Hickman might have otherwise done with his life?
(a) Been a chef.
(b) Been a playwright.
(c) Been a guitarist.
(d) Been a trumpet player.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two characters appear in the senator's final hallucination sequence to tel the story of Brer Rabbit?

2. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor surprisingly apologize for?

3. What fact about elephants is Bliss surprised to learn Reverend Hickman knows?

4. Why does Bliss know he won't be found by Reverend Hickman?

5. Who disrupts the large Juneteenth revival ceremony?

(see the answer key)

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