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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. On the way home from the trial one day, who gets out of the car with Katie after she jumps out?

2. What does Ellie invite Stephen to do at the Fischer's?

3. Who tracks down Jacob Fisher to tell him about Katie's child?

4. What is the prosecutor able to suggest to the jury through Jacob's testimony?

5. What does Katie announce at the end of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Ellie returned to the Fisher farm the first night of trial?

2. What does Katie say about the baby's death when she takes the stand?

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

4. What do Katie and Ellie agree on about Katie's defense in Chapter 10?

5. Why did the pathologist's testimony send the prosecutor into a tailspin?

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

7. What is Sarah's reaction on the morning of the trial's opening?

8. What was the problem with Adam's profession?

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

10. What was the punishment Katie received from the elders of the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ellie at first wants to pursue an insanity defense for Katie. Why? Is there any support for such a defense? Eventually, Ellie drops this plan and pursues another defense. What is it? Why did she stop pursuing the insanity defense?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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