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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 does Katie announce at the end of Chapter 13?

2. What can Katie not be at the trial?

3. For how many years has Katie been visiting Jacob at school?

4. What does Ellie use to warn Katie against testifying?

5. Who arranged to be a witness at trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coop suggest when Ellie goes to him as a sounding board for a new defense strategy in Chapters 11-12?

2. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their opening arguments?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the friend who visits Katie a few days after the girl had a date with Samuel, say to Katie?

4. Why is Ellie nervous about telling Coop about her pregnancy?

5. In Chapter 10, when Jacob returns to the farm again, what does he say and what is his father's response?

6. Why do Katie's lies feel like betrayal to Ellie?

7. When the prosecution questions Jacob, what is the prosecution able to suggest about Katie?

8. In Chapter 10, why wasn't Katie comfortable with the insanity defense?

9. Who was the first witness and what did the witness say?

10. After the pathologist's testimony, what did Katie do on the way home to the farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Katie felt pulled in two directions by men in her life, Samuel and Adam. Which did Katie eventually choose, if either, and why? Why might outside factors, such as family, influenced Katie's decision? What do these two men represent in Katie's life?

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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