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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. Where does Minerva live?

2. What does Williams tell the truth about the night Danny Hansford died?

3. Why is the answer to #142 not invited to the event?

4. What does the prosecutor bring to light about Williams?

5. Who orders a new trial for Williams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the implications of homosexuality in Jim's trial?

2. How does Jim spend his time while incarcerated?

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

4. What is Jim's situation at the end of Chapter 25?

5. Describe Minerva.

6. What happens after Jim is taken to jail?

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

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

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

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

What is Savannah's obsession with cemeteries? Explain the scene when the narrator is treated to a tour which ends up with a visit to a cemetery, complete with a cold martini. What is the symbolism of burying secrets as well as people?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the differences in perspective about Savannah that the narrator has at the beginning of the story compared to his view of the city at the end of the story. What preconceived notions does he arrive with? How does he feel about the city after his experiences there?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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