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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. According to a story in the Ada News, how much does Denice Haraway weigh?

3. According to Mildred Grandy, she saw Denice Haraway standing in the doorway of a trailer on lot number __________.

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

5. How much money does Melvin Ward give Tricia Wolf after returning home to Ada?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who are the first three characters introduced to the reader in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. Discuss the spectators who watch the trials going on in the courthouse, as described by the narrator in Chapter 7.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Innocent until proven guilty" is a simple to understand expression. Once proven guilty, innocence is no longer a factor. However, proving that an individual is guilty is not always an easy task. Discuss the actions taken to prosecute Tommy Ward. Based on the evidence, eyewitness accounts, and alibi's, do you believe that Ward was innocent or guilty?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact the Bible and God had on Tommy Ward while he awaited his verdict in jail.

Essay Topic 3

Why do both Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot confess to the murder of Denice Haraway? How do these confessions impact Ward's and Fontenot's futures, including their credibility or reliability?

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