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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two names does Richard Kerner ask the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to check for their complete driving records?
(a) Jason Lurke and Odell Titsworth.
(b) Marty Ashley and Jay Dicus.
(c) Frank Dias and Denice Haraway.
(d) Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot.

2. What does the phrase "corpus delicti" in a murder case refer to?
(a) A written statement made under oath.
(b) Postponement of a court session.
(c) The presence of a body.
(d) Placed on probation.

3. Who aids Attorney Don Wyatt with his research on the Haraway case?
(a) Ben Brewer.
(b) Bill Peterson.
(c) Dennis Smith.
(d) Mike Addicott.

4. What type of store is McAnally's?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A feed store.
(d) A clothing store.

5. What does the narrator reveal as common police procedure prior to the questioning of a suspect?
(a) Let the suspect wait.
(b) Leave the suspect in a dark room.
(c) Leave the suspect in a corner.
(d) Leave the suspect in a cold room.

6. Who does Don Wyatt hire in Chapter 9 to further investigate the Ward trial?
(a) Mildred Grandy.
(b) Ben Brewer.
(c) Frank Dias.
(d) Richard Kerner.

7. Who comes to visit Karl Fontenot while he is in jail?
(a) No one.
(b) Jason Lurke.
(c) Tommy Ward.
(d) Tricia Wolf.

8. What is the name of the adopted child of Tricia and Bud Wolf who is known as the "Christmas child"?
(a) Christy.
(b) Emma.
(c) Dakota.
(d) Lisa.

9. According to the austere law books in regards to a murder trial, you do not need a body if __________.
(a) The circumstantial evidence is strong enough.
(b) Someone confesses to the murder.
(c) There are no suspects.
(d) The suspect does not have an alibi.

10. 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 never saw Ward nor Fontenot at McAnally's.
(b) There was someone in the courtroom who looked a lot more like the second suspect.
(c) He was with Ward and Fontenot at Mcanally's when they kidnapped Denice Haraway.
(d) He killed Denice Haraway by accident.

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

12. What is written on the black and white wooden sign that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Welcome to Ada.
(b) Home of the pecan tree.
(c) No outlet.
(d) Pecan cracker.

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

14. According to the narrator, what is the burden of proof in the Haraway case?
(a) Matching of the defendant's DNA.
(b) Proof of the defendant's guilt.
(c) The weight of the evidence.
(d) The body of Denice Haraway.

15. According to Bud Wolf, who is known as "the snake rider"?
(a) Karl Fontenot.
(b) Tricia Wolf.
(c) Odell Titsworth.
(d) Tommy Ward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marie Titsworth when her daughter's truck is impounded?

2. According to Jannette Roberts, after returning home from the police station, Tommy Ward's attitude was one of __________.

3. At what time does Ward finish his polygraph test?

4. Who writes, "I had a dream that I was at a keg party, then poof I was sitting in a pickup with two guys and a girl"?

5. When speaking with Richard Kerner, who does Ms. Lavielle say the two composite sketches of the Haraway suspects look like?

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