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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. According to the narrator, what is the most critical issue in the courtroom?
(a) Confession tapes.
(b) Polaroid pictures.
(c) Denice Haraway's body.
(d) Composite sketches.

2. On Day 6 of the trial, who is the 51st witness for the state?
(a) Detective Captain Dennis Smith.
(b) Marty Ashley.
(c) Tommy Ward.
(d) Richard Holkum.

3. What publication does Bud Wolf flip through in search of a boy who looks exactly like the composite drawing of Tommy in the Haraway case?
(a) High school yearbook.
(b) Middle school yearbook.
(c) College yearbook.
(d) Elementary school yearbook.

4. Under Oklahoma law, Judge Powers must wait at least __________ days before formally imposing sentence.
(a) 60.
(b) 90.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

5. On Day 9 of the Haraway case, who testifies that she had cut Tommy's hair very short on April 20th?
(a) Kay Ward.
(b) Joice Ward.
(c) Miz Ward.
(d) Tricia Wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. On October 12th, the remains in Seminole are positively identified as being __________.

2. How many people are staying with Tricia and Bud Wolf at the end of Chapter 11?

3. According to Judge Jones, how much do the jurors get paid per day?

4. Don Wyatt points out that on the tape Tommy Ward had described ________ people at McAnally's, whereas the eyewitnesses had seen only ________.

5. According to the defense attorneys, who is Tommy Ward's key alibi witness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opinion the attorneys have of Bud Wolf as described at the beginning of Chapter 13.

2. How does George Butner feel after playing both Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot's confession tapes to the court in Chapter 16? Explain why he feels this way.

3. Why is the kidnapping of 29-year-old Linda Thompson important to the Denice Haraway case?

4. According to George Butner, what is his task as the attorney of Karl Fontenot?

5. In Chapter 10, explain the two opposing views of the Denice Haraway case which are prevalent as summer begins.

6. Discuss the reasons given by Judge Powers as to why at least three panelists are excused from the case.

7. What theory does Don Wyatt want Richard Kerner to tell Jason Lurch to get him to talk with Wyatt?

8. According to Bill Peterson in Chapter 17, what is the key moment in the Ward / Fontenot trial?

9. In Chapter 10, why does Don Wyatt want "to keep the pot boiling" all summer before the trial begins?

10. Describe the procedure used in selecting the jury in the Haraway case as detailed by Judge Donald Powers in Chapter 12.

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