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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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"?
(a) Bud Wolf.
(b) Tommy Ward.
(c) Karl Fontenot.
(d) Jason Lurke.

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

4. Who gives Karl Fontenot a Christmas basket of fruit and candy?
(a) Detective Captain Dennis Smith.
(b) Judge Powers.
(c) Attorney Don Wyatt.
(d) Tricia Wolf.

5. Who is the gnarled black woman who is feared by the children of Ada?
(a) Terry Hull.
(b) Melva Ward.
(c) Nigger Sairy.
(d) Linda Thompson.

6. According to Jeff Miller, who loans Tommy Ward a pickup truck to go get more beer the night Denice Haraway goes missing?
(a) Jannette Roberts.
(b) Karl Fontenot.
(c) Tricia Wolf.
(d) Gary Rogers.

7. Mr. and Mrs. McAnally originally offer a __________ reward for any information regarding the whereabouts of Denice Haraway.
(a) $10000.
(b) $25000
(c) $500.
(d) $1000.

8. According to Mildred Grandy, she saw Denice Haraway standing in the doorway of a trailer on lot number __________.
(a) 95.
(b) 66.
(c) 7.
(d) 25.

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

10. What type of pet does Miz Ward own?
(a) A goat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A cat.

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

12. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what does I.T stand for?
(a) Information Teaching.
(b) Indian Territory.
(c) Internet Technology.
(d) Industrial Testing.

13. How does Detective Captain Dennis Smith supplement his income?
(a) He has a paper route.
(b) He does landscaping.
(c) He washes cars.
(d) He bags groceries.

14. At the end of Chapter 6, who is notified to appear at the courthouse in January to testify as a witness to Denice Haraway's character?
(a) Diane Smith.
(b) Tricia Wolf.
(c) Norman Fame.
(d) Steve Haraway.

15. Who is questioned by District Attorney Peterson about a blouse given to Denice Haraway as a gift?
(a) Jim Moyer.
(b) Karen Wise.
(c) Janet Weldon.
(d) Norman Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, who were the first white settlers in Ada?

2. What is Tommy Ward diagnosed with at the Valley View Hospital?

3. Richard Kerner draws a connection to the Ada case in __________ County.

4. Who is Marie Titsworth in relation to Odell Titsworth?

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

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