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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who works the party in a maid's uniform?
(a) Mrs. Williams
(b) Chablis
(c) Minverva
(d) Mandy

2. What fee does Williams get for the use of Mercer House?
(a) $25,000
(b) $15,000
(c) $50,000
(d) $100,000

3. Where does Joe live now?
(a) An elaborately decorated mansion
(b) A house trailer
(c) A townhouse
(d) A farmhouse

4. Who is still going to work on Williams' behalf?
(a) Mrs. Williams
(b) Minerva
(c) Sonny Seiler
(d) Judge Oliver

5. Where does Minerva live?
(a) A trailer on the edge of Savannah
(b) A farmhouse outside of Augusta
(c) A shack on Tybee Island
(d) A little house in Beaufort, SC

6. Mrs. Williams asks a party guest about Williams' _____________________.
(a) Christmas party
(b) Antiques business
(c) Sexual activities
(d) Tailored clothes

7. Williams goes back to his _________________________.
(a) Antiques business
(b) Law firm
(c) Accounting firm
(d) Hometown

8. What does Judge Oliver do in court every day?
(a) Falls asleep
(b) Listens to his radio
(c) Removes jurors
(d) Drinks coffee with bourbon in it

9. What kind of weapon killed Danny Hansford?
(a) Carving knife
(b) German Luger gun
(c) Winchester rifle
(d) Colt 45 gun

10. 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

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

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

13. What does Williams tell the truth about the night Danny Hansford died?
(a) His mother
(b) Minerva
(c) Sonny Seiler
(d) The narrator

14. What event does the narrator attend?
(a) The Annual Black Debutante Ball
(b) The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry
(c) The Savannah Junior League Cotillion
(d) The Chamber of Commerce Chili Supper

15. Williams is angered about police and public treatment of ______________________.
(a) His friends
(b) His mother
(c) Mercer House
(d) His business

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams plan for his mother from his jail cell?

2. What happens at the end of the trial?

3. What allows Savannahians to flourish?

4. What is Williams' demeanor regarding his case?

5. Who does Williams invite to Mercer House?

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