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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 is unusual about the salesman in a junk shop where the narrator shops?

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

3. What is Luther's newest invention?

4. What are Spencer Lawton's characteristics?

5. What does the narrator notice constantly coming from the house next to his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Joe's court appearance?

2. Who is Luther Driggers?

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

4. Why is Luther known as "the inventor?"

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

6. Who is Chablis?

7. Who is Joe Odom?

8. What is the setting for the novel?

9. Describe Jim's mother.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Savannah seems to be a city of contrasts in that it tolerates eccentrics like men who wear eye shadow and walk invisible dogs to intolerance for homosexuals and unmarried women. Explain the nature of Savannah's culture that allows some behaviors to thrive unnoticed and some which are usually considered to be normal to be considered offensive.

Essay Topic 2

What element of society is represented by Danny Hansford? What is the author's message about the implications of trying to blend social classes? What is Savannah's perception of Danny both before and after his death?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the symbolism of the book's title. What does the author mean by the garden? What is meant by the midnight hour as it relates to good and evil?

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