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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the enemy that Williams likes to keep close?
(a) Luther Driggers
(b) The narrator
(c) Sonny Seiler
(d) Lee Adler

2. How do Savannahians view outsiders?
(a) Artists
(b) Criminals
(c) Threatening
(d) Welcome

3. What is the nature of the call for a new trial?
(a) New evidence has come to light
(b) The crime scene was contaminated
(c) A police report had pertinent information whited out
(d) One of the jurors lied about his relationship with Williams

4. Why are Savannah residents unhappy with the local art college?
(a) It breeds liberally-minded students
(b) The tuition keeps rising
(c) The campus is not maintained
(d) It draws too many out -of-state students

5. What is Joe Odom's opinion of Danny Hansford's murder?
(a) It was committed by someone other than Williams
(b) It was self defense
(c) It was planned
(d) It was not premeditated

6. Why is Williams confident that he will win a third time?
(a) There is new evidence
(b) There is a new judge
(c) There are new witnesses
(d) The deciding factor will be money

7. What does Mrs. Williams take to Williams in jail?
(a) A Polaroid picture of the party guests
(b) A cake with a file in it
(c) Some clean underwear
(d) Some cookies

8. Who is not invited to the event but crashes it anyway?
(a) Chablis
(b) Minerva
(c) Mrs. Williams
(d) Serena Dawes

9. What happens less than a month after Williams' Christmas party?
(a) Minerva drowns in the Savannah River
(b) Williams dies of natural causes
(c) Joe becomes the mayor of Savannah
(d) The narrator moves back to New York

10. How is homosexuality perceived in Savannah?
(a) It is no big deal
(b) It is a sin
(c) It is taboo
(d) It is fun

11. Who is the judge at Jim's trial?
(a) Judge Seiler
(b) Judge Johnson
(c) Judge Hall
(d) Judge Oliver

12. What is Williams' continuing demeanor about his case?
(a) Nonchalant
(b) Confident
(c) Guilty
(d) Gloomy

13. Who is Williams' new attorney?
(a) John MacKenzie
(b) Sonny Seiler
(c) Harry Shaw
(d) Clayton Boudoin

14. What is the source of Sonny Seiler's discomfort at the upcoming trial?
(a) Williams' homosexuality has engendered negative feelings
(b) Williams is running out of money
(c) The issue of the lack of gunpowder residue on Danny's hands
(d) Minervan is an unsettling presence in the courtroom

15. What are Judge Oliver and Sonny Seiler primarily interested in?
(a) Bar Association meetings
(b) Gin and tonics
(c) UGA football
(d) Stocks and bonds

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams tell the truth about the night Danny Hansford died?

2. What fee does Williams get for the use of Mercer House?

3. What is the outcome of Williams' second trial?

4. According to Williams, what was Danny's demeanor on the night of the murder?

5. What does Mrs. Williams do every week in anticipation of her son's release?

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