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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. How does Ellie know she is pregnant?
2. Who does Ellie call first in her defense during the trial?
3. What does Katie announce at the end of Chapter 13?
4. Where does Katie stop on the way home?
5. What is Katie's reaction when she sees Adam for the first time in the courtroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the problem with Adam's profession?
2. What does Coop suggest when Ellie goes to him as a sounding board for a new defense strategy in Chapters 11-12?
3. In Chapter 10, when Stephen arrives at the Fisher farm, what does Ellie tell him after dinner?
4. What does Katie reveal at the end of Chapter 13?
5. Why does Ellie argue with Coop about at his apartment in Chapter 9?
6. What does Ellie get the medical examiner to admit during his testimony?
7. Why did the pathologist's testimony send the prosecutor into a tailspin?
8. What is Lizzie convincing the district attorney of in Chapter 9?
9. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their closing arguments?
10. What does Katie admit to Ellie at the end of Chapter 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The feeling of betrayal is felt by more then one character in Plain Truth, and through memories, is felt by even more characters in the past, before the events of the book take place. Discuss at least three different situations where there are feelings of betrayal. Who was involved? What was the situation? Why did someone feel betrayed?
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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