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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. What was Levi helping Aaron Fisher with before he fell into a pile of manure?

2. Who does Lizzie Munro not interview?

3. Why didn't Ellie want to marry Coop?

4. What did Leda explain to Sarah regarding the police believing the baby was murdered?

5. Why does Ellie decide she must mount an insanity plea?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what did Katie recall when Samuel confessed to Katie that he wished the baby was his as well?

2. What is a dissociative state and when can it occur?

3. What did Lizzie learn in her discussion with Sarah in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 8, why can't Ellie arrange to see Jacob once Leda tells Ellie about Jacob's existence?

5. What happens to someone who has done something wrong against the Amish code of living?

6. Why does Leda believe that it is necessary for Sarah to arrange a lawyer for Katie?

7. What were two reasons Ellie had trouble adjusting to the Amish way of life the first night?

8. What do Stephen and Ellie discuss on the phone in Chapter 6?

9. How does the bishop provide Ellie with electricity for her laptop?

10. What does Katie talk to Coop about in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellie at first wants to pursue an insanity defense for Katie. Why? Is there any support for such a defense? Eventually, Ellie drops this plan and pursues another defense. What is it? Why did she stop pursuing the insanity defense?

Essay Topic 2

Coop is an English character that appears frequently in the book. Discuss Coop's impact on the story. When does Coop appear? What's his role? What's his interaction with the characters when he appears in the story? Is he a minor or a major character?

Essay Topic 3

At various times in the book, Stephen and Coop appear in the story. When they appear, the author discusses Ellie's personal life. Why might the author have chosen to have these two men appear in the book and in Ellie's life? What purpose, if any, might they have to the story? Why might they appear when they appear, but not be around all the time?

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