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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the preliminary hearing in the case of Ward and Fontenot begin?
(a) February 14.
(b) January 1.
(c) December 31.
(d) January 7.

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

3. Tommy Ward changes his testimony and says the he had gone into McAnally's, but not with Karl Fontenot. With whom did he go?
(a) Jay Dicus.
(b) Marty Ashley.
(c) Jason Lurche.
(d) Jim Moyer.

4. Richard Kerner draws a connection to the Ada case in __________ County.
(a) Pawnee.
(b) Grady.
(c) Alfalfa.
(d) Seminole.

5. Who administers Ward's polygraph test?
(a) Rusty Featherstone.
(b) Bill Peterson.
(c) Dennis Smith.
(d) Don Wyatt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator state is the purpose of the short bill of aggravated circumstances that is added to the charges put against Ward and Fontenot?

2. According to Jeff Miller, who loans Tommy Ward a pickup truck to go get more beer the night Denice Haraway goes missing?

3. How long isTommy Ward interviewed by detectives?

4. Who is questioned by District Attorney Peterson about a blouse given to Denice Haraway as a gift?

5. How much does Ben Brewer charge Bud Wolf for cutting Tommy Ward's hair in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Tricia Ward's father react when she tells him her brother Jimmy was smoking marijuana?

2. What two things are District Attorney Bill Peterson trying to establish through the four young witnesses who are a part of Ada's "running crowd"?

3. What information does Jeff Miller give to Detective Dennis Smith at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Why is Odell Titsworth dismissed as a suspect in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the dream Arlene Cameron has in Chapter 5.

6. Describe the first degree charges filed against Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot in Chapter 5.

7. Why does Barney Ward not want to represent Tommy Ward in Chapter 5?

8. Describe the journey made on April 28, 1909, that was proves to be vitally important to those involved in the Haraway case.

9. What six courses of action does Don Wyatt outline for Richard Kerner to pursue in Chapter 8?

10. Describe the city of Ada as it is described in Chapter 1.

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