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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. According to the austere law books in regards to a murder trial, you do not need a body if __________.
2. At what time does Ward finish his polygraph test?
3. What do the OSBI technicians use to sift through debris from the burned down house?
4. At the end of Chapter 1, who gives police a description of the two suspects seen with Denice Haraway the night of April 28, 1984?
5. How much money do Joel and Miz Ward try to get from a finance agency?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are there no spectators at the March hearing of the State of Oklahoma versus Ward / Fontenot?
2. Why do many residents in Ada have police scanners in their homes?
3. What alibi does Tommy Ward give to police in Chapter 2 about his whereabouts the night Denice Haraway went missing?
4. Discuss the spectators who watch the trials going on in the courthouse, as described by the narrator in Chapter 7.
5. In Chapter 3, what alibi does Tommy Ward give detectives for the day Denice Haraway? Is this the same story he had given to detectives the first time he was questioned? Explain.
6. Describe Debbie Carter's murder case as describe by the narrator.
7. What connection does District Attorney Bill Peterson make between his father's death and the Haraway case?
8. How did Tricia Ward meet Bud Wolf?
9. What two important items does the manager of McAnally's convenience store clean up at the end of Chapter 1? Why are these items important to the disappearance of Denice Haraway?
10. Describe the dream Arlene Cameron has in Chapter 5.
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
What was author Robert Mayer's purpose in writing The Dreams of Ada? Was it to inform, entertain, or persuade the reader? In your opinion, does author Robert Mayer make an effort to seem completely unbiased? Or do you believe he is trying to promote a certain position in the story? Use at least three examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
By researching the jury selecting process of the Oklahoma State Justice Department in today's society, write an essay comparing and contrasting the jury selection of today's society to that of the jury selection of the Haraway murder case. Justify your answer by using specific examples from the text.
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