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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 insist that Ellie ask the judge?

2. Who offered a plea bargain to Ellie?

3. Who does Ellie practice her opening remarks for?

4. Where does Ellie take Katie when Katie gets into the courthouse?

5. What infection did the pathologist believe Katie had contracted?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ellie argue with Coop about at his apartment in Chapter 9?

3. What was Katie's reaction to the plea bargain?

4. What does Katie's reaction to Adam in the courtroom suggest to the jury?

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

6. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their closing arguments?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Men play an important role in the book. Discuss one English man and one Amish man 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

The Amish community is very tight-knit. Describe the role of the community in Plain Truth. Who were prominent community members? Who did the reader only see once or twice, but still aided in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, there are many secrets, some of which impact the plot. Discuss two secrets which are revealed by the end of the book. Who knows the secret? Whose secret is it? Why is the secret important to the plot? How is the secret revealed? How is the secret hinted at and its revealing foreshadowed?

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