Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Test | Final Test - Hard

John Berendt
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Test | Final Test - Hard

John Berendt
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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' emphasize on the stand?

2. What plant does Minerva need to counteract Danny's work against Williams?

3. Where does Joe get the money to pay traffic tickets?

4. What happens with Williams' fourth trial?

5. What does Williams' lawyer urge Williams to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Jim and Minerva visit Danny's grave?

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

4. What is the Garden of Good and Evil?

5. How is Savannah described in Chapter 30?

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

7. What fact does Sonny use to Jim's benefit to speed up the trial?

8. What news gradually supersedes Jim's murder case in Savannah?

9. What happens after Jim is taken to jail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters is lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The role of women in the South is also addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters? How is the Married Woman's Card Club both inclusive and prejudicial at the same time? What is the presumed role of women in Savannah. Explain by giving examples.

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