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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. Of what does Mandy accuse Joe Odom?

2. Who is the nurse that Sonny Seiler calls to testify at the third trial?

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

4. Who is still going to work on Williams' behalf?

5. What happens less than a month after Williams' Christmas party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the verdict in Jim's third trial?

2. How does Jim spend his time while incarcerated?

3. How does Jim's mother behave during Jim's incarceration?

4. What prompts Joe Odom to issue a veiled threat to the narrator about the narrator's presence in Savannah?

5. Why does Joe get in trouble for giving tours of the Hamilton-Turner House where he is residing?

6. What are the circumstances of Jim's fourth trial?

7. What does Jim tell the narrator about the night Danny was killed?

8. What is the nature of the bad news facing Jim in Chapter 24?

9. What is the narrator's opinion of Savannah's unique qualities?

10. How does Chapter 27 begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jim Williams and Joe Odom. How are they similar? How are they dissimilar? How do they each manage to survive in Savannah society?

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

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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