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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the narrator real in the end?
(a) A picture at the end of the chapter
(b) His opinions of Savannah
(c) His published e-mail address
(d) His published resume

2. What does Williams plan for the first time in eight years?
(a) A Fourth of July block party
(b) A birthday party for his mother
(c) His Christmas party
(d) A quiet evening at home

3. What movie begins shooting outside Mercer House?
(a) The Terminator
(b) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(c) The Bourne Identity
(d) Glory

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

5. How does the author describe Savannah?
(a) Closed off from the rest of the world
(b) The most romantic city in America
(c) Struggling with a crime problem
(d) A great city for artists

6. According to Williams, what was Danny's demeanor on the night of the murder?
(a) Sleepy and lethargic
(b) Volatile and angry
(c) Calm and collected
(d) Confused and dazed

7. What happens at the end of the trial?
(a) Williams' trial is called a mistrial
(b) Williams is convicted of murder
(c) Williams is exonerated
(d) Williams faints

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

9. What does Williams' lawyer urge Williams to do?
(a) Find another lawyer
(b) Admit his homosexual activity
(c) Give him more money
(d) Find more character witnesses

10. In whose involvement of the case does Williams show more interest?
(a) His mother's
(b) His attorney's
(c) The judge's
(d) Minerva's

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

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

13. Of what does Mandy accuse Joe Odom?
(a) Forgery
(b) Adultery
(c) Abuse
(d) Murder

14. What does Williams plan for his mother from his jail cell?
(a) A Christmas party
(b) A homecoming party
(c) A birthday party
(d) A ladies luncheon

15. If Williams' appeal fails, he will either transform Mercer House into a rehab center or ______________________________________________.
(a) Blow it up so Danny's mother can't live there
(b) A library branch
(c) A museum
(d) A homeless shelter

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Williams asks a party guest about Williams' _____________________.

2. Who is Uga?

3. What is the nature of the call for a new trial?

4. What happens less than a month after Williams' Christmas party?

5. What are Judge Oliver and Sonny Seiler primarily interested in?

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