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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 confesses to Katie that he has been wishing the baby was theirs?
2. Whose house are services held at the first Sunday after Katie is arrested and released?
3. What died once placed in Katie's care?
4. What does Ellie do after dinner the first night at the Fisher's?
5. Why does Ellie decide she must mount an insanity plea?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Leda believe that it is necessary for Sarah to arrange a lawyer for Katie?
2. In Chapter 5, when Katie recalls moments of her past, she recalled meeting someone at Jacob's graduation. Who was it?
3. In Chapter 7, what did Katie recall when Samuel confessed to Katie that he wished the baby was his as well?
4. In Chapter 1, when does Lizzie begin to question Katie and what does she question?
5. What does Samuel admit to the bishop in Chapter 7?
6. 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?
7. What did Lizzie learn in her discussion with Sarah in Chapter 7?
8. What were two reasons Ellie had trouble adjusting to the Amish way of life the first night?
9. What happens when reporters show up to interview the family at their house?
10. What does Lizzie Munor believe happened when she is called to the farm in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, the author creates examples of the opposite nature of the English and Amish worlds. Pick three examples from the book of when these opposites are pronounced. Are English and Amish characters involved? Where does the example take place? What impact does the example have on the overall story? What do you think the author is trying to show?
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
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?
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