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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Linda Thompson with on Monday, August 19th, when she is kidnapped?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Denice Haraway.

2. Of the three charges brought against Tommy Ward, how many do the jury find Ward guilty of?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

3. According to the narrator, which best selling novelist in the world visited Ada for research purposes?
(a) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) C. S. Lewis.
(d) Michael Crichton.

4. Each side of the Haraway case is allowed __________ peremptory challenges, with which they can dismiss jurors without stating a reason.
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is the date that jury selection begins?
(a) September 22.
(b) September 9.
(c) September 19.
(d) September 29.

6. On October 12th, the remains in Seminole are positively identified as being __________.
(a) Linda Thompson.
(b) Steve Haraway.
(c) Denice Haraway.
(d) Charlene.

7. All of the following people meet at Don Wyatt's law office on Sunday, EXCEPT for whom?
(a) Tricia Wolf.
(b) Don Wyatt.
(c) Jason Lurch.
(d) Bud Wolf.

8. How many people are staying with Tricia and Bud Wolf at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

9. According to a letter written by Tommy Ward, how many deaths has he seen with his own eyes?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

10. According to the narrator, what is the most critical issue in the courtroom?
(a) Polaroid pictures.
(b) Composite sketches.
(c) Denice Haraway's body.
(d) Confession tapes.

11. Under Oklahoma law, Judge Powers must wait at least __________ days before formally imposing sentence.
(a) 90.
(b) 60.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

12. According to the narrator's statement in the Afterwords, what is the only real evidence against Ward and Fontenot?
(a) Gray pickup truck.
(b) Eye-witness accounts.
(c) Composite sketches.
(d) Taped confessions.

13. All of the following are requested by the jury, EXCEPT which item?
(a) Tape recorder.
(b) Magnifying glass.
(c) Confession tapes.
(d) All the exhibits, except for the skull and bones.

14. What object hangs useless and dead like a mute symbol, signifying nothing in the courtroom?
(a) A light.
(b) A microphone.
(c) A flag.
(d) A camera.

15. On Day 6 of the trial, who is the 51st witness for the state?
(a) Tommy Ward.
(b) Marty Ashley.
(c) Richard Holkum.
(d) Detective Captain Dennis Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Richard Kerner and Jim Moyer meet to talk more about the guy Moyer claims looks like Tommy in the composite sketch?

2. Who does Richard Kerner interview on July 11th in Paul's Valley?

3. According to Tricia Wolf, who has sent her two letters for Tommy Ward?

4. When asked about the population of Gerty, Oklahoma, what does Tatum reply?

5. Who states, "Dick Tracy in disguise...I for one am going to sleep a lot easier knowing that Mr. Kerner is out there, solving crimes by taking pictures of people and pickups..."?

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