The Dreams of Ada Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bob Mayer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dreams of Ada Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bob Mayer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. All of the following are reasons why detectives are convinced Tommy Ward killed Denice Haraway, EXCEPT which one?

2. Richard Kerner draws a connection to the Ada case in __________ County.

3. How does Detective Captain Dennis Smith supplement his income?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what does I.T stand for?

5. Who is the clerk at McAnally's on the night of April 28, 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are both Ward and Fontenot admitted to Eastern State Hospital?

2. Describe Lenny Timmons' testimony about the night Denice Haraway went missing.

3. Describe Tommy Ward's relationship with his father as seen in the essay Ward wrote for Don Wyatt in Chapter 8.

4. What six courses of action does Don Wyatt outline for Richard Kerner to pursue in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 8, how does Bud Wolf feel after he begins to recall the times that he and Tommy Ward had shared?

6. Why do detectives dismiss Tommy Ward as a potential suspect in the disappearance of Denice Haraway in Chapter 2?

7. Why is Detective Dennis Smith's theory about Denice Haraway being dumped into a manhole dismissed by the sewer department?

8. Describe the city of Ada as it is described in Chapter 1.

9. According to Jannette Roberts, where are Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot residing?

10. What two things are District Attorney Bill Peterson trying to establish through the four young witnesses who are a part of Ada's "running crowd"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of obsession as related in Chapter 4 of The Dreams of Ada. Who was obsessed? What where they obsessed with? How did this obsession affect the Haraway murder case?

Essay Topic 2

By researching the jury selecting process of the Oklahoma State Justice Department in today's society, write an essay comparing and contrasting the jury selection of today's society to that of the jury selection of the Haraway murder case. Justify your answer by using specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the issue of justice and its role in society as related in The Dreams of Ada.

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