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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. On August 8th, who files a motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence?
(a) Don Wyatt.
(b) Terry Hull.
(c) Bill Peterson.
(d) Richard Kerner.

2. Of the three charges brought against Tommy Ward, how many do the jury find Ward guilty of?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Under Oklahoma law, how many months does court reporter Dawn DeVae have after the date of sentencing to complete the transcripts?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. According to the narrator's statement in the Afterwords, what is the only real evidence against Ward and Fontenot?
(a) Eye-witness accounts.
(b) Composite sketches.
(c) Taped confessions.
(d) Gray pickup truck.

5. According to Richard Kerner, in what city has he found a pickup truck that resembles the one in the Haraway case?
(a) Beggs.
(b) Oakwood.
(c) Armstrong.
(d) Elmore City.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following are members of the defense team, EXCEPT which person?

2. Sixty-five panelists are questioned as to whether they would have a problem imposing the death penalty. How many say they would have a problem with imposing the death penalty?

3. When time comes to sentence Ward and Fontenot, how much time has past since they were originally arrested?

4. Tommy Ward's confession tape is admitted into evidence as state exhibit number __________.

5. According to Judge Jones, how much do the jurors get paid per day?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does Charlene send Tricia Wolf two letters in August?

2. 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? ?

3. How does George Butner feel after playing both Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot's confession tapes to the court in Chapter 16? Explain why he feels this way.

4. Why is the kidnapping of 29-year-old Linda Thompson important to the Denice Haraway case?

5. Describe the reaction of spectators at the trial after listening to Tommy Ward's taped statement as related at the end of Chapter 14.

6. According to Judge Powers in Chapter 18, what is the most critical legal question concerning the Ward / Fontenot trial?

7. In Chapter 10, why does Don Wyatt want "to keep the pot boiling" all summer before the trial begins?

8. According to Leslie Penn, why was he elected foreman of the jury in the Haraway case?

9. What theory does Don Wyatt want Richard Kerner to tell Jason Lurch to get him to talk with Wyatt?

10. Describe Tommy Ward's unusual experience on June 20th as depicted in Chapter 10.

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