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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. Who does Don Wyatt hire in Chapter 9 to further investigate the Ward trial?
2. When is the Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward trial held?
3. Why does Tricia Wolf's brother, Melvin, call her in Chapter 8?
4. While Tommy Ward is in jail, how many poems does he write which chronicle his lingering feelings for Lisa Lawson?
5. Who is the small, dark, gentle Indian woman who makes a living cleaning houses for people in Ada?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Richard Kerner and what kind of relationship does he have with Don Wyatt?
2. What alibi does Tommy Ward give to police in Chapter 2 about his whereabouts the night Denice Haraway went missing?
3. Why do many residents in Ada have police scanners in their homes?
4. Describe Tommy Ward's relationship with his father as seen in the essay Ward wrote for Don Wyatt in Chapter 8.
5. Discuss the major evidence collected in the Rawlings' case as described by the narrator in Chapter 6.
6. What information does Jeff Miller give to Detective Dennis Smith at the beginning of Chapter 3?
7. Describe Lenny Timmons' testimony about the night Denice Haraway went missing.
8. How did Tricia Ward meet Bud Wolf?
9. 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?
10. Why are there no spectators at the March hearing of the State of Oklahoma versus Ward / Fontenot?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Some works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Analyze the nature of a betrayal against a character from the novel, The Dreams of Ada. Then explain how the betrayal contributes to the overall story.
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