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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jesse Ward plants a __________ tree the day he marries Susie Ward.

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

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, about every ________ there is a murder in Ada.

4. Who does the narrator claim is considered the founder of Ada?

5. Who administers Ward's polygraph test?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What connection does District Attorney Bill Peterson make between his father's death and the Haraway case?

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of the perception of reality and dreams as seen in The Dreams of Ada.

Essay Topic 2

There are times when one's past gets held against them. Discuss how both Tommy Ward's and Karl Fontenot's ugly pasts get held against them in the Denice Haraway case.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of obsession as related in Chapter 4 of The Dreams of Ada. Who was obsessed? What where they obsessed with? How did this obsession affect the Haraway murder case?

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