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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) Jeff Reed.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Rudolph Valentino.

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

3. Why does the young man in the orange pickup truck flee from police in Chapter 1?
(a) He doesn't want to get a ticket for running a stop sign.
(b) He has a prior warrent.
(c) He doesn't want to get questioned about the incident at McAnally's.
(d) He doesn't want to get a ticket for expired tags.

4. Which Commandment from the Bible does Tommy Ward quote?
(a) The Sixth Commandment.
(b) The Tenth Commandment.
(c) The Seventh Commandment.
(d) The First Commandment.

5. Who claims to have seen Denice Haraway at the trailer court off Country Club Road, about a mile from McAnally's?
(a) Thomas Ward.
(b) Nigger Sairy.
(c) Mildred Gandy.
(d) Maxine Wolf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of all the Ward children, who is considered the most ambitious?

3. Who administers Ward's polygraph test?

4. Whose favorite expression is "listen to me, runnin' my mouth ninety-to-nothin'" ?

5. What type of pet does Miz Ward own?

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