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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 plan for his mother from his jail cell?

2. If Williams' appeal fails, he will either transform Mercer House into a rehab center or ______________________________________________.

3. What is the source of Sonny Seiler's discomfort at the upcoming trial?

4. Where does Minerva live?

5. What is the outcome of Williams' second trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim plan for his mother while he is incarcerated?

2. Describe Uga.

3. What is the Garden of Good and Evil?

4. What happens after Jim is taken to jail?

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. Describe Minerva.

9. What is the outcome of Jim's second trial?

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

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

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?

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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