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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. Where did Katie go in the middle of the night the first night Ellie was at her house?
2. When the bishop announces after the services that there will be no meeting afterward, what does that mean for Katie?
3. What does Katie do at the cemetery?
4. Who doesn't want Katie to go to church with the family the morning after Katie's arrest and release?
5. Whose existence does Leda tell Elie about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Leda believe that it is necessary for Sarah to arrange a lawyer for Katie?
2. Why does Ellie initially get frustrated and think it will be difficult to defend Katie?
3. In Chapter 7, what did Katie recall when Samuel confessed to Katie that he wished the baby was his as well?
4. What happened on Sunday night in Chapter 5 that reminded Ellie that Katie was still lying about not having a baby and what did it make Ellie wonder?
5. Describe what happens at the baby's funeral in Chapter 6?
6. What did Lizzie learn in her discussion with Sarah in Chapter 7?
7. How does the bishop provide Ellie with electricity for her laptop?
8. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the author says Katie's father considers Jacob dead?
9. In Chapter 1, when does Lizzie begin to question Katie and what does she question?
10. In Chapters 2-3, who was excited that Ellie had successfully gotten an acquittal for a man who sexually abused several girls, and what did this person do for Ellie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What impact do Amish values and culture play in Plain Truth? If the Fishers were non-religious, or English, would the events have transpired differently? Would the court case have turned out the same way?
Essay Topic 2
Ellie plays a major role in Katie's life leading up to, and during, the trial. Would another English attorney have been able to get as close to the Fisher family as Ellie did? Why or why not? Did Ellie's Aunt Leda play a significant role in Ellie's success for Katie's case?
Essay Topic 3
In Plain Truth, two of the protagonists are Katie and Ellie. Discuss how they are alike and how they are different. Are they opposites? Or is Ellie more like what Katie will be in twenty years?
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