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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 the way home from the trial one day, who gets out of the car with Katie after she jumps out?
(a) Leda.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Sarah.

2. What does Samuel speak about on the stand?
(a) Katie's character and the Amish way of life.
(b) The Amish way of life and his plans for the future.
(c) Katie's character and his relationship with Katie.
(d) The Amish way of life and dating.

3. Besides tending to the fields, what did Samuel do over the few weeks after the harvest time arrived?
(a) Stayed with Katie for comfort.
(b) Built a neighbor's barn.
(c) Talked with Jacob about life away from the community.
(d) Built furniture for Aaron.

4. What infection does the pathologist discuss when he is on the stand?
(a) Measels.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Listeria.

5. What does Katie announce at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) That she killed the baby.
(b) That she is moving away to live with Jacob.
(c) That she thinks Ellie is pregnant.
(d) That Ellie is marrying Coop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was working in the fields with the Fishers as harvest time arrived?

2. Who is the father of Ellie's baby?

3. Who does Ellie call first in her defense during the trial?

4. Which two characters are alone in the conference room at the end of the day?

5. Who does Ellie not want to testify?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their opening arguments?

2. Why do Katie's lies feel like betrayal to Ellie?

3. What was the problem with Adam's profession?

4. What happened when Ellie returned to the Fisher farm the first night of trial?

5. What does Coop suggest when Ellie goes to him as a sounding board for a new defense strategy in Chapters 11-12?

6. After the pathologist's testimony, what did Katie do on the way home to the farm?

7. What was the punishment Katie received from the elders of the church?

8. In Chapter 10, why wasn't Katie comfortable with the insanity defense?

9. When the prosecution questions Jacob, what is the prosecution able to suggest about Katie?

10. What is Sarah's reaction on the morning of the trial's opening?

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