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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 does the author say that Savannah has little of?

2. What happens at the end of the trial?

3. Who works the party in a maid's uniform?

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

5. What is the verdict reached by the jury?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 27 begin?

2. How does Jim spend his time while incarcerated?

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

4. Describe Uga.

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

6. What is the verdict in Jim's third trial?

7. What is the Black Debutante Ball?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many times throughout the story the author symbolically tells the reader that things are not always as they appear. Give examples of these instances and explain their significance to the story.

Essay Topic 2

What does Danny Hansford symbolize in Savannah society? What is his relationship with Jim Williams? Is it unfeasible for either one of them to believe that they could have any type of relationship given the chasm between their places in society?

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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