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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. What object hangs useless and dead like a mute symbol, signifying nothing in the courtroom?
2. At the end of Day 5 of the trial, who states, "I'm afraid of Lurch!"?
3. While being cross-examined by Don Wyatt, Featherstone states the questioning of Tommy Ward has changed from "inquisitory" to __________.
4. What items does Don Wyatt subpoena from the college?
5. What single word is chalked on Don Wyatt's aide's blackboard?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the results of the interview Richard Kerner has with Melvin Harden in Chapter 11.
2. Describe Miz Ward's attitude during the rehearsal cross-examination at Don Wyatt's law office in Chapter 12.
3. Under cross- examination, Gary Rogers says that he had made three phone calls to Ada while questioning Tommy Ward. What person did Rogers call? Why did he call the person three times? ?
4. According to George Butner, what is his task as the attorney of Karl Fontenot?
5. According to Bill Peterson in Chapter 17, what is the key moment in the Ward / Fontenot trial?
6. Discuss the atmosphere developing on both sides of the Haraway case as detailed at the beginning of Chapter 11.
7. Describe the reaction of spectators at the trial after listening to Tommy Ward's taped statement as related at the end of Chapter 14.
8. On Day 3 of the trial, what two small victories are awarded to the defense?
9. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, why is Steve Haraway unable to watch the trial?
10. Describe the opinion the attorneys have of Bud Wolf as described at the beginning of Chapter 13.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Authors sometime highlight the values of a society by using characters who are alienated from the society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Choose a character from the novel who plays a significant role and show how that character's alienation reveals the surrounding society's assumptions or moral values.
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