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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 infection did the pathologist believe Katie had contracted?

2. Who does Ellie practice her opening remarks for?

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

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

5. What does Coop speak about on the stand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ellie believe she can trust Coop in Chapter 16?

8. What does Katie reveal at the end of Chapter 13?

9. What does Coop say to try to help Ellie after Katie signs a waiver saying that Ellie advised her against testifying?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did Sarah play in the book? What decisions did she make and why? What influenced her decisions? Family? Amish beliefs?

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

What were the influences in Ellie's actions in the book? Why was she drawn to Katie? What made her represent Katie at trial? What guided Ellie? What made her choose the things she did?

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