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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 kind of weapon killed Danny Hansford?

2. What makes the narrator real in the end?

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

4. With whom does the narrator watch the parade?

5. What does the answer to #142 do to embarrass the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Minerva.

7. How is Savannah described in Chapter 30?

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

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

10. How does Jim spend his time while incarcerated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. once referred to Savannah as the "most desegregated city in the South." What did he mean by this phrase? What is the state of black and white relations in the book? Explain whether King's statement is still true based on the book's events.

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

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?

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