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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. Of what does Mandy accuse Joe Odom?

2. What replaces Jim Williams in the Savannah news stories?

3. What does Mrs. Williams take to Williams in jail?

4. How does Minerva make her living?

5. To what does Williams testify?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the narrator's opinion of Savannah's unique qualities?

7. What is the Garden of Good and Evil?

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

9. Describe Uga.

10. What is the Black Debutante Ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jim Williams and Joe Odom. How are they similar? How are they dissimilar? How do they each manage to survive in Savannah society?

Essay Topic 2

Savannah seems to be highly populated with eccentrics. Describe some of the characters and their behaviors which make them unusual? Given the eccentricities, is there anything that is too unusual for Savannah? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of isolation is an important one in this story. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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