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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is at the core of all of Savannah's problems?
(a) The politicians are all crooked
(b) People drink too much alcohol
(c) Its refusal to change with the times
(d) Its isolation from the rest of the world

2. What is Williams' demeanor regarding his case?
(a) Anxious
(b) Guilty
(c) Frantic
(d) Unconcerned

3. What is Williams assured of?
(a) He will get another trial
(b) He will not be put in with the general population at the jail
(c) He will not be transferred to the state penitentiary immediately
(d) He will be released soon

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

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

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

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

8. How many more years pass before Williams' fourth trial begins?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 4

9. On what day is Savannah's most famous parade held?
(a) St. Patrick's Day
(b) Fourth of July
(c) Christmas Eve
(d) Easter

10. What does the answer to #142 do to embarrass the narrator?
(a) Drinks too much
(b) Mentions her white boyfriend
(c) Gets into a fight
(d) Dances too provocatively

11. Why does Minverva refuse to testify?
(a) Danny told her not to
(b) It is not a good day according to her tea leaves
(c) She knows one of the jurors
(d) Her dead lover told her not to

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

13. Who is Minerva?
(a) Luther Driggers' sister
(b) Williams' aunt
(c) The mistress of a deceased root doctor
(d) Williams' housekeeper

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams plan for the first time in eight years?

2. What does Judge Oliver do in court every day?

3. Why is Williams confident that he will win a third time?

4. After two days of deliberation, the jury is still split _____________ in favor of Williams' conviction.

5. Why is the answer to #142 not invited to the event?

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