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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 are Williams, his mother and sister doing as they wait for the jury's verdict?

2. What is Williams' demeanor as he waits?

3. Who is Williams' new attorney?

4. What allows Savannahians to flourish?

5. What does Williams plan for his mother from his jail cell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Uga.

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Judge Oliver's behavior in court to show his boredom with the case.

10. Describe Minerva.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Jim Williams symbolize the upper class of Savannah society? What rights and privileges do Williams and his peers enjoy? How does Williams' nouveau riche status alter his perception slightly from those who come from well-established money?

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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