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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams' mother believe about him?
(a) He is too good to other people
(b) He is being singled out because of his social standing
(c) He will never survive jail
(d) He probably did kill Danny

2. Who is Serena Dawes?
(a) A former cigarette model who married into a wealthy family
(b) The president of The Savannah School Board
(c) The wife of the caretaker at Bonaventure Cemetery
(d) The president of the Savannah Junior League

3. Who gives the narrator a tour of Savannah after he first arrives?
(a) Minerva
(b) Lady Chablis
(c) Jim Williams
(d) Mary Harty

4. With what town do Savannah residents compare Savannah?
(a) Charleston
(b) Atlanta
(c) Hilton Head
(d) Augusta

5. What is the financial health of Emma's bar?
(a) It is suffering despite large crowds
(b) It is holding its own and Emma and Joe are hopeful
(c) It is thriving because of weekend business
(d) It is so bad that the bar will be closing next week

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Williams' mother's name?

2. What does Moon Tompkins do?

3. Who calls the narrator about some shocking news in the local paper?

4. Where does Emma attend church?

5. Where does the narrator meet Luther Driggers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's explanation of the murder?

2. What are Joe Odom's plans after Moon Tompkins steals the money from Emma's?

3. Where do Joe and his girlfriend, Mandy, go after they are evicted for not paying rent?

4. What is the setting for the novel?

5. What does Jim say about the guests who attend his Christmas party this year?

6. What is the opinion of Dr. Metts, the coroner, about Jim's case?

7. Who is Emma Kelly?

8. What rules does Joe give the narrator for surviving in Savannah?

9. Why does Joe Odom move out of the Pulaski House?

10. Why do Corinne and Danny go to Bonaventure Cemetery?

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