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

2. Who is Marie Titsworth in relation to Odell Titsworth?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

3. In Chapter 1, what is Steve Haraway doing when he receives notice that his wife is missing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Studying.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Hunting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what County Jail is Ward incarcerated?

2. When speaking with Richard Kerner, who does Ms. Lavielle say the two composite sketches of the Haraway suspects look like?

3. Who does Don Wyatt hire in Chapter 9 to further investigate the Ward trial?

4. At what time does Ward finish his polygraph test?

5. According to Karl Fontenot, where does he work in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two important items does the manager of McAnally's convenience store clean up at the end of Chapter 1? Why are these items important to the disappearance of Denice Haraway?

2. Why is Detective Dennis Smith's theory about Denice Haraway being dumped into a manhole dismissed by the sewer department?

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

4. What does Richard Kerner say is his reason for always wearing a business suit in Chapter 9?

5. Why are both Ward and Fontenot admitted to Eastern State Hospital?

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

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

8. 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"?

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

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

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