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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Murder in the First Degree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator claim is considered the founder of Ada?
(a) Henry Ford.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Jeff Reed.
(d) Rudolph Valentino.

2. According to Jannette Roberts, after returning home from the police station, Tommy Ward's attitude was one of __________.
(a) High spirits.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

3. In Chapter 1, what is Steve Haraway doing when he receives notice that his wife is missing?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Studying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Fishing.

4. All of the following are reasons why detectives are convinced Tommy Ward killed Denice Haraway, EXCEPT which one?
(a) Ward seems nervous.
(b) The composite sketch looks like Ward.
(c) Ward changes his alibi.
(d) Ward has a piece of Denice Haraway's hair on his shirt.

5. Whose favorite expression is "listen to me, runnin' my mouth ninety-to-nothin'" ?
(a) Tommy Ward.
(b) Karl Fontenot.
(c) Kay Ward.
(d) Tricia Wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Tommy Ward to the headquarters of the OSBI the day of his polygraph test?

2. Of all the Ward children, who is called the "runt of the litter"?

3. In smaller towns, the right-to-counsel for the poor is granted through whom?

4. What was Ada once a haven for in its wild west days?

5. According to the narrator, whose sister disappeared a year before Denice Haraway went missing?

(see the answer key)

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