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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Danny Hansford's mother?
(a) Elise Buchanan
(b) Emma Reardon
(c) Elaine Bowen
(d) Emily Bannister

2. Why does Minerva get angry at Danny's grave?
(a) Williams will not stop talking
(b) She hears Danny laughing at her
(c) She forgot to bring all the herbs she needs
(d) Her lantern keeps blowing out

3. Why is Williams confident that he will win a third time?
(a) There are new witnesses
(b) The deciding factor will be money
(c) There is a new judge
(d) There is new evidence

4. What allows Savannahians to flourish?
(a) Their culture
(b) Their location
(c) Their seclusion
(d) Their openness

5. How long does the jury deliberate?
(a) One month
(b) One day
(c) One week
(d) One hour

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Williams do from jail?

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

4. Of what does Mandy accuse Joe Odom?

5. How much does Joe make from the tours each week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Minerva.

2. What happens after Jim is taken to jail?

3. How does Chapter 27 begin?

4. What is Joe's opinion about Jim's prospects?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Jim's mother behave during Jim's incarceration?

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

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