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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. How much money do Joel and Miz Ward try to get from a finance agency?
2. Which two names does Richard Kerner ask the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to check for their complete driving records?
3. Who has worked 22 years of his life at Hazel Atlas Glass Container Company?
4. What does the narrator state is the purpose of the short bill of aggravated circumstances that is added to the charges put against Ward and Fontenot?
5. In Chapter 1, what is Steve Haraway doing when he receives notice that his wife is missing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the city of Ada as it is described in Chapter 1.
2. Why do detectives dismiss Tommy Ward as a potential suspect in the disappearance of Denice Haraway in Chapter 2?
3. Describe Lenny Timmons' testimony about the night Denice Haraway went missing.
4. Who are the first three characters introduced to the reader in Chapter 1?
5. Why does Tricia Wolf punch Bud Wolf in the shoulder while reading the newspaper at the end of Chapter 5?
6. Why do many residents in Ada have police scanners in their homes?
7. Why are both Ward and Fontenot admitted to Eastern State Hospital?
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. According to Jannette Roberts, where are Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot residing?
10. Why is Detective Dennis Smith's theory about Denice Haraway being dumped into a manhole dismissed by the sewer department?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how the disappearance in Chapter 1 reflects the central conflict in the novel and the difficulties that lie ahead.
Essay Topic 2
What was author Robert Mayer's purpose in writing The Dreams of Ada? Was it to inform, entertain, or persuade the reader? In your opinion, does author Robert Mayer make an effort to seem completely unbiased? Or do you believe he is trying to promote a certain position in the story? Use at least three examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
By researching the jury selecting process of the Oklahoma State Justice Department in today's society, write an essay comparing and contrasting the jury selection of today's society to that of the jury selection of the Haraway murder case. Justify your answer by using specific examples from the text.
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