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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Don Wyatt focus on in his closing statement?
(a) Polaroid pictures.
(b) Composite sketches.
(c) Confession tapes.
(d) Eye-witness accounts.

2. Who plays the role of Bill Peterson during the rehearsal of the defense witnesses at Don Wyatt's law office?
(a) Leo Austin.
(b) Don Wyatt.
(c) Willie Barnett.
(d) Winifred Harrell.

3. According to the narrator, which best selling novelist in the world visited Ada for research purposes?
(a) John Grisham.
(b) C. S. Lewis.
(c) Michael Crichton.
(d) J. R. R. Tolkien.

4. All of the following are members of the prosecution's team, EXCEPT whom?
(a) George Butner.
(b) Chris Ross.
(c) Bill Peterson.
(d) Gary Rogers.

5. Which side of the Haraway case seeks a plea bargain for Ward and Fontenot?
(a) The defense side.
(b) Neither side.
(c) Both sides.
(d) The prosecution side.

6. According to Bud Wolf, why did Tommy Ward cut his hair?
(a) He had a date.
(b) His job made him cut his hair.
(c) His long hair made him hot.
(d) He wanted to change his identity.

7. The judge tells the jury that they are in the custody of the __________.
(a) Defense attorney.
(b) Bailiff.
(c) Plaintiff.
(d) Prosecution attorney.

8. At the end of Day 5 of the trial, who states, "I'm afraid of Lurch!"?
(a) Don Wyatt.
(b) Tricia Wolf.
(c) Tommy Ward.
(d) Jim Moyer.

9. All of the following are requested by the jury, EXCEPT which item?
(a) All the exhibits, except for the skull and bones.
(b) Magnifying glass.
(c) Confession tapes.
(d) Tape recorder.

10. Who requests a second run-through of their testimony?
(a) Tricia Wolf.
(b) Jason Lurch.
(c) Frederick Patrizi.
(d) Karl Fontenot.

11. When time comes to sentence Ward and Fontenot, how much time has past since they were originally arrested?
(a) 2 years and 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year and 1 week.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

12. When asked about the population of Gerty, Oklahoma, what does Tatum reply?
(a) 150.
(b) 37.
(c) 5.
(d) 250.

13. According to Judge Jones, how much do the jurors get paid per day?
(a) $5.
(b) $25.50.
(c) $12.50.
(d) $15.45.

14. According to the narrator, what is the most critical issue in the courtroom?
(a) Denice Haraway's body.
(b) Confession tapes.
(c) Polaroid pictures.
(d) Composite sketches.

15. According to Tricia Wolf, what was the mood of Tommy Wolf the Sunday after the trial?
(a) Good.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Bad.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tricia Wolf, who has sent her two letters for Tommy Ward?

2. What hobby does Karl Fontenot take up to pass the time in jail?

3. What single word is chalked on Don Wyatt's aide's blackboard?

4. Of the twelve jurors in the Ward / Fontenot trial, how many jurors request anonymity?

5. What is the date that jury selection begins?

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