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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Second Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the phrase "corpus delicti" in a murder case refer to?
(a) Placed on probation.
(b) The presence of a body.
(c) Postponement of a court session.
(d) A written statement made under oath.

2. Who is Don Wyatt referring to when he says, "how anyone could be so stupid as to make up all those lies and think that was going to get them out of trouble"?
(a) Marty Ashley.
(b) Odell Titsworth.
(c) Tommy Ward.
(d) Karl Fontenot.

3. According to the narrator, whose sister disappeared a year before Denice Haraway went missing?
(a) Linda Thompson.
(b) Patty Hamilton.
(c) Debbie Carter.
(d) Marie Titsworth.

4. Who is the last of Tommy Ward's siblings to see him in jail at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Tricia Ward.
(b) Melva Ward.
(c) Kay Ward.
(d) Melvin Ward.

5. How many children do Jesse and Susie Ward have?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following names are reported to the police department as possible identities to the composite sketches, EXCEPT for which name?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what does I.T stand for?

3. What was Ada once a haven for in its wild west days?

4. How much money do Joel and Miz Ward try to get from a finance agency?

5. Jesse Ward dies from __________.

(see the answer key)

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