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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 movie begins shooting outside Mercer House?

2. What is Jim's complaint after he returns to Mercer House?

3. According to Williams, what was Danny's demeanor on the night of the murder?

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

5. What is Williams' demeanor as he waits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Bobby Cook get Jim a new trial?

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

7. Describe Uga.

8. How is Savannah described in Chapter 30?

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

10. What happens a few weeks after Jim's Christmas party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What element of society is represented by Danny Hansford? What is the author's message about the implications of trying to blend social classes? What is Savannah's perception of Danny both before and after his death?

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

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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