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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. At what time does Ward finish his polygraph test?

2. In what County Jail is Ward incarcerated?

3. Still in solitary confinement at the county jail, Tommy Ward begins taking comfort in _________.

4. Who comes to visit Karl Fontenot while he is in jail?

5. Tommy Ward changes his testimony and says the he had gone into McAnally's, but not with Karl Fontenot. With whom did he go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Richard Kerner and what kind of relationship does he have with Don Wyatt?

4. Who is in the small courtroom at the opposite end of the hallway in the beginning of Chapter 8? Why are they in the courtroom?

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

6. Why are there no spectators at the March hearing of the State of Oklahoma versus Ward / Fontenot?

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

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

9. According to the narrator, what was the turning point in the Ward family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you were a criminal attorney, explain why you would or would not represent Tommy Ward in the Haraway murder trial.

Essay Topic 2

Did The Dreams of Ada end the way you expected it to? What clues did the author offer to prepare you to expect this ending?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the controversy over the composite sketches in the Denice Haraway murder case. How useful or reliable are composite sketches? Should composite sketches be used as evidence against a suspect? Explain.

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