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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams' mother believe about him?

2. Who is Jim Williams' attorney?

3. Who called Savannah "the most desegregated city in the South?"

4. What does Chablis do to appear more feminine?

5. Where does Chablis work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jim Williams?

2. Why is Joe Odom becoming increasingly unpopular in Savannah?

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

4. How does the narrator develop a fascination with Savannah?

5. What is the relationship between Corinne and Danny?

6. Who is Luther Driggers?

7. Who is Joe Odom?

8. What is the setting for the novel?

9. What preconceived notions does the narrator have about Savannah?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's purpose for including the character of Chablis? What does Chablis represent? How does Chablis stand out in a city filled with eccentrics? Why is the narrator strangely befriended by Chablis?

Essay Topic 2

Johnny Mercer is probably Savannah's most notable citizen. Who was he? Even though he is not a character in the book, how is his presence felt? Does Jim Williams think he is buying the Mercer mystique when he buys Mercer House? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Many times throughout the story the author symbolically tells the reader that things are not always as they appear. Give examples of these instances and explain their significance to the story.

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