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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Defense.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money does Melvin Ward give Tricia Wolf after returning home to Ada?
(a) $20000.
(b) $2000.
(c) $200.
(d) $20.

3. What does Jim Moyer tell Karen Wise after he finishes testifying that Ward and Fontenot were the two men he had seen in McAnally's?
(a) He killed Denice Haraway by accident.
(b) He never saw Ward nor Fontenot at McAnally's.
(c) He was with Ward and Fontenot at Mcanally's when they kidnapped Denice Haraway.
(d) There was someone in the courtroom who looked a lot more like the second suspect.

4. Who is told that if he testifies against Tommy Ward a prior conviction for writing bad checks will be dropped?
(a) Karl Fontenot.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Bill Peterson.
(d) Terry McCartney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase "corpus delicti" in a murder case refer to?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, about every ________ there is a murder in Ada.

3. How many people are staying with Tricia and Bud Wolf at the end of Chapter 11?

4. At the beginning of Day 6 of the trial, what is the first image that appears on the video screen inside the courtroom?

5. Which two names does Richard Kerner ask the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to check for their complete driving records?

(see the answer key)

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