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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. Harvey Pratt is a cop by day and a __________ by night.
(a) Hunter.
(b) Parent.
(c) Artist.
(d) Teacher.

2. Why does the young man in the orange pickup truck flee from police in Chapter 1?
(a) He doesn't want to get questioned about the incident at McAnally's.
(b) He doesn't want to get a ticket for running a stop sign.
(c) He has a prior warrent.
(d) He doesn't want to get a ticket for expired tags.

3. When is the Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward trial held?
(a) November 26.
(b) July 4.
(c) October 31.
(d) September 9.

4. 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?
(a) Dean Petterson.
(b) Karen Wise.
(c) Marie Titsworth.
(d) Jannette Roberts.

5. C.L. Wolf is the only man in Ada who can fix __________.
(a) Motors.
(b) Lawn mowers.
(c) Boats.
(d) Airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what does I.T stand for?

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

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

4. What is Tommy Ward diagnosed with at the Valley View Hospital?

5. According to the narrator, what is unique about Barney Ward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Denice Haraway as depicted on the missing person flier.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What alibi does Tommy Ward give to police in Chapter 2 about his whereabouts the night Denice Haraway went missing?

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

10. 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"?

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