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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. Who was at the Fisher house when Ellie returned to the house after working in the field as harvest time arrives?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Leda.
(d) Coop.

2. What does Ellie ask for money for at the pretrial hearing?
(a) A rental car to get back and forth from the Fisher farm to the Courthouse during the trial.
(b) A hotel for her and Katie during the trial.
(c) A state appointed psychiatrist.
(d) For a new laptop, after hers was ruined at the Fisher farm.

3. Who is the second witness on the stand at Katie's trial?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) The emergency room doctor.
(c) Katie.
(d) The pathologist.

4. What happens when the prosecutor cross-examines Samuel?
(a) He stands his ground.
(b) He breaks down and cries.
(c) He professes his love for Katie.
(d) He withdraws and is sullen.

5. Who ends the relationship between Ellie and Stephen?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Coop.
(d) Leda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first witness on the stand at Katie's trial?

2. The day before Ellie puts Katie on the stand, what does Samuel ask Katie?

3. What occurred at the hearing in the judge's office?

4. What infection does the pathologist discuss when he is on the stand?

5. When the state appointed psychiatrist talks with Katie, what does Katie remember besides her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the pathologist's testimony send the prosecutor into a tailspin?

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does the friend who visits Katie a few days after the girl had a date with Samuel, say to Katie?

5. Why does Ellie believe she can trust Coop in Chapter 16?

6. Who was the first witness and what did the witness say?

7. What is Lizzie convincing the district attorney of in Chapter 9?

8. What does Ellie get the medical examiner to admit during his testimony?

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

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

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