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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Lorelli stay while trying to regain her sanity?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Nuns.
(c) No one; she put herself in isolation.
(d) An aunt.

2. What drink does Bliss drink when Hickman returns after the incident at the Juneteenth revival?
(a) Iced tea.
(b) Cold lemonade.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Watermelon juice.

3. While lying in his hospital bed reminiscing about the past with Reverend Hickman, how does the senator know he is there?
(a) Because he can sense his presence.
(b) Because he is holding his hand.
(c) Because he can see him.
(d) Because he can hear him.

4. How did the lion tamer lose his arm?
(a) The lion tamer never lost an arm.
(b) In a tractor accident.
(c) He was only born with one arm.
(d) A lion bit it off.

5. What do the clowns use to make their faces so dark?
(a) Burned cork.
(b) Ashes from a fire pit.
(c) Ground up dried fruit.
(d) Ashes from a bonfire.

6. What kinds of jobs does Hickman get before he finally is able to land another musical job?
(a) Bus driver jobs.
(b) Janitorial jobs.
(c) Chauffeur jobs.
(d) Teaching jobs.

7. What does Reverend Hickman promise to do with Bliss, if he is good, the week after the chaotic Juneteenth revival?
(a) Buy him a brand new Bible.
(b) Stop putting him in the coffin.
(c) Take him to the movies.
(d) Let him go hunting.

8. After the incident at the large Juneteenth revival, when does Bliss get to see Reverend Hickman again?
(a) The next week.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two days later.
(d) One month later.

9. How does Hickman find out that the senator's life may be in danger?
(a) Through a phone call.
(b) Through a dream.
(c) Through a letter.
(d) He overhears some people talking at the supermarket.

10. How long does Bliss start disappearing for after he and Reverend Hickman go to the circus?
(a) Months and months.
(b) A few hours at a time.
(c) Weeks and weeks.
(d) A few days at a time.

11. Who does the woman in Bliss's first movie (that he sees) remind him of?
(a) Sister Georgia.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) Lorelli.

12. What does Reverend Hickman warn Bliss about before they see their first movie?
(a) That movies are very expensive so they have to sneak in.
(b) That there will be evils in what he sees.
(c) That the theater will be full of white people.
(d) That the theater will be full of black people.

13. Why does Bliss cry after he is taken from the Juneteenth revival?
(a) Because he didn't get his ice cream.
(b) Because the crazed woman broke his arm.
(c) Because he wants to be reunited with Reverend Hickman.
(d) Because he left his teddy in the coffin.

14. In his final hallucination sequence, what are the men gathering to do at the club house?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Shoot pigeons.
(c) Talk politics.
(d) Vote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss that he should not get used to going to movies in the theater?

2. What does Reverend Hickman tell Bliss about the clowns in an effort to comfort him?

3. While sitting in the hospital with the senator, where does Reverend Hickman believe Death to be?

4. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor ultimately need?

5. What does Hickman's unexpected female visitor give Hickman permission to do?

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