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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. What was Ada once a haven for in its wild west days?
(a) Gold miners.
(b) Indians.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Outlaws.

2. Why does Tricia Wolf's brother, Melvin, call her in Chapter 8?
(a) To tell her that he is in jail.
(b) To tell her he is shipping out on the U.S.S. Coral Sea.
(c) To wish her a happy birthday.
(d) To wish her a happy anniversary.

3. Whose favorite expression is "listen to me, runnin' my mouth ninety-to-nothin'" ?
(a) Karl Fontenot.
(b) Kay Ward.
(c) Tommy Ward.
(d) Tricia Wolf.

4. How many children do Jesse and Susie Ward have?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the austere law books in regards to a murder trial, you do not need a body if __________.

2. Mr. and Mrs. McAnally originally offer a __________ reward for any information regarding the whereabouts of Denice Haraway.

3. What information does Officer Kyle Gibbs fail to receive from Lenny Timmons' emergency phone call?

4. Who aids Attorney Don Wyatt with his research on the Haraway case?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, who gives police a description of the two suspects seen with Denice Haraway the night of April 28, 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tommy Ward's relationship with his father as seen in the essay Ward wrote for Don Wyatt in Chapter 8.

2. In Chapter 8, how does Bud Wolf feel after he begins to recall the times that he and Tommy Ward had shared?

3. Why does Tricia Wolf punch Bud Wolf in the shoulder while reading the newspaper at the end of Chapter 5?

4. Who are the first three characters introduced to the reader in Chapter 1?

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

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

7. Describe the character of Jannette Roberts. Why are detectives interested in speaking with her in Chapter 3?

8. Discuss the major evidence collected in the Rawlings' case as described by the narrator in Chapter 6.

9. 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"?

10. According to Jannette Roberts, where are Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot residing?

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