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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. Who is Many Nichols?

2. Who is the bartender with a criminal record working at Emma's bar?

3. What do Mary Harty and the narrator drink at the cemetery?

4. Who is Serena Dawes?

5. How many songs does Emma know?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Jim Williams and Lee and Emma Adler?

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

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

4. Who is Jim Williams?

5. Who is Luther Driggers?

6. Who is Chablis?

7. Who is Joe Odom?

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

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

10. What is interesting about William Glover?

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

Explain Jim's overly-confident demeanor during his trials, incarcerations and appeals. What fundamental beliefs does he have that he will be exonerated? Do you think Jim ever experienced any periods of doubt? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Define the nature of this book. How is it a non-fiction piece? What makes it a work of fiction? How are the two styles blended to make a credible story?

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