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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. Who does Samuel admit to loving?

2. Who was Katie talking to in the middle of the night when she left the house?

3. What were Katie, Ellie, and Sarah canning?

4. What does Ellie make clear to Coop about their relationship?

5. Who showed up at the farm to hunt for a motive in the case?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, when Katie recalls moments of her past, she recalled meeting someone at Jacob's graduation. Who was it?

3. Why does Ellie initially get frustrated and think it will be difficult to defend Katie?

4. What happens when reporters show up to interview the family at their house?

5. In Chapter 4, why did Ellie call a psychiatrist friend in the middle of the night?

6. What is the first step Ellie takes in an attempt to win over the Amish community?

7. What does Lizzie Munor believe happened when she is called to the farm in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. When Stephen is annoyed that Ellie missed the interview and embarrassed him, what did Ellie realize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Multiple times in Plain Truth, a pond or a bridge is brought up. Whenever a character is around the pond or bridge, they seem deeply philosophical, or are remembering events from the past. Give at least two examples of these instances. Discuss the impact of these events on the characters. Discuss the impact of the memories on the characters. Why might the author bring past events into the present by using these remembrances?

Essay Topic 2

Men play an important role in the book. Discuss one English man and one Amish man and their impact on the story. When do they appear in the book? Why? Who are their relationships with? Why? What is their role in the story? Is it a dominating role, or is it a supportive role? How do they interact with the other characters? What does this tell us about them?

Essay Topic 3

The feeling of betrayal is felt by more then one character in Plain Truth, and through memories, is felt by even more characters in the past, before the events of the book take place. Discuss at least three different situations where there are feelings of betrayal. Who was involved? What was the situation? Why did someone feel betrayed?

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