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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ward tells Gary Rogers to look for Denice's body in all of the following locations, EXCEPT which one?
(a) In a concrete bunker.
(b) In the lake.
(c) At the power plant.
(d) At a burned down house.

2. Jesse Ward plants a __________ tree the day he marries Susie Ward.
(a) Apple.
(b) Peach.
(c) Willow.
(d) Pecan.

3. What is Tommy Ward diagnosed with at the Valley View Hospital?
(a) A nervous stomach.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Hives.
(d) The flu.

4. Who does Don Wyatt hire in Chapter 9 to further investigate the Ward trial?
(a) Frank Dias.
(b) Richard Kerner.
(c) Mildred Grandy.
(d) Ben Brewer.

5. Jesse Ward dies from __________.
(a) Cancer.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Lung disease.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two names does Richard Kerner ask the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to check for their complete driving records?

2. All of the following are reasons why detectives are convinced Tommy Ward killed Denice Haraway, EXCEPT which one?

3. After Bud Wolf shoots a snake, what animal crawls out of its mouth?

4. C.L. Wolf is the only man in Ada who can fix __________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Tricia Ward's father react when she tells him her brother Jimmy was smoking marijuana?

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

3. Describe Tommy Ward's relationship with his father as seen in the essay Ward wrote for Don Wyatt in Chapter 8.

4. Why do detectives dismiss Tommy Ward as a potential suspect in the disappearance of Denice Haraway in Chapter 2?

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

6. Describe the journey made on April 28, 1909, that was proves to be vitally important to those involved in the Haraway case.

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

8. Describe the character of Jannette Roberts. Why are detectives interested in speaking with her in Chapter 3?

9. What information does Jeff Miller give to Detective Dennis Smith at the beginning of Chapter 3?

10. According to Jannette Roberts, where are Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot residing?

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