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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Anniversary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, about every ________ there is a murder in Ada.
(a) 6 months.
(b) 12 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 30 days.

2. 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 doesn't want to get questioned about the incident at McAnally's.
(c) He has a prior warrent.
(d) He doesn't want to get a ticket for expired tags.

3. According to the narrator, what is unique about Barney Ward?
(a) He is a quadriplegic.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is related to Tommy Ward.
(d) He is blind.

4. Of all the Ward children, who is called the "runt of the litter"?
(a) Melva Ward.
(b) Joel Ward.
(c) Tricia Ward.
(d) Tommy Ward.

5. What is the prescribed method of execution in the state of Oklahoma?
(a) Electric chair.
(b) Lethal poison.
(c) Decapitation.
(d) Hanging.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Karl Fontenot, where does he work in Chapter 2?

3. Still in solitary confinement at the county jail, Tommy Ward begins taking comfort in _________.

4. What type of pet does Miz Ward own?

5. C.L. Wolf is the only man in Ada who can fix __________.

(see the answer key)

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