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Bob Mayer
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The Dreams of Ada Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Bob Mayer
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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. How much money does Melvin Ward give Tricia Wolf after returning home to Ada?
(a) $200.
(b) $20000.
(c) $20.
(d) $2000.

2. Ward tells Gary Rogers to look for Denice's body in all of the following locations, EXCEPT which one?
(a) At the power plant.
(b) In the lake.
(c) In a concrete bunker.
(d) At a burned down house.

3. All of the following names are reported to the police department as possible identities to the composite sketches, EXCEPT for which name?
(a) Billy Charley.
(b) Tommy Wars.
(c) William Paley.
(d) Marty Ashley.

4. According to a story in the Ada News, how much does Denice Haraway weigh?
(a) 130 pounds.
(b) 98 pounds.
(c) 110 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.

5. What information does Officer Kyle Gibbs fail to receive from Lenny Timmons' emergency phone call?
(a) At which McAnally's the incident has occurred.
(b) Why Lenny Timmons' called the police.
(c) Lenny Timmons' name.
(d) Lenny Timmons' contact information.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the gnarled black woman who is feared by the children of Ada?

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

4. In smaller towns, the right-to-counsel for the poor is granted through whom?

5. Who is told that if he testifies against Tommy Ward a prior conviction for writing bad checks will be dropped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lenny Timmons' testimony about the night Denice Haraway went missing.

2. Why do many residents in Ada have police scanners in their homes?

3. In Chapter 3, what alibi does Tommy Ward give detectives for the day Denice Haraway? Is this the same story he had given to detectives the first time he was questioned? Explain.

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

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

6. Why do detectives dismiss Tommy Ward as a potential suspect in the disappearance of Denice Haraway in Chapter 2?

7. Describe Debbie Carter's murder case as describe by the narrator.

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

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

10. Who is Richard Kerner and what kind of relationship does he have with Don Wyatt?

(see the answer keys)

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