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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. Why did Ellie originally say no to taking Katie's case?

3. What sort of defense is Ellie contemplating mounting for Katie at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What was the bishop going to ask Samuel to do in Part 1, Chapter 7?

5. Why wouldn't Sarah supervise her daughter, Katie, so that Katie could be released pending trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when does Lizzie begin to question Katie and what does she question?

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

3. In Chapter 7, what does Ellie want to know when she confronts Katie after she learns from Lizzie that Samuel had never been intimate with Katie?

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

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

6. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the author says Katie's father considers Jacob dead?

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

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

9. Describe what happens at the baby's funeral in Chapter 6?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Women play an important role in Plain Truth. Discuss one English woman and one Amish woman 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 2

There are two alternate theories of how the baby died. What are they? Which seems more plausible? Why? If the mother of the baby had been someone other than Katie, would that make a difference? Does the way that the author builds Katie's character have an impact on the reader believing one theory of death over another?

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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