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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 the first time in eight years?

2. With whom does the narrator watch the parade?

3. Who is Uga?

4. How much does Joe make from the tours each week?

5. How is homosexuality perceived in Savannah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of the trial?

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

3. What is the Garden of Good and Evil?

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

5. Why is Sonny Seiler confident that Jim's second trial will be speedy with a positive outcome?

6. How does Chapter 27 begin?

7. What seems to ease Mrs. Williams' mind about the rumors of Jim's homosexuality?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does alcohol play in the story? The author seems to think it is the core of most of the problems of Savannahians. Describe some situations involving alcohol which are considered quite ordinary in Savannah and would probably be frowned upon anywhere else.

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

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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