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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 occurred at the hearing in the judge's office?

2. Where does Ellie take Katie to visit while she decides on the plea bargain?

3. Who arranged to be a witness at trial?

4. What happens on the way out of the courthouse?

5. Besides tending to the fields, what did Samuel do over the few weeks after the harvest time arrived?

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

3. What does Katie admit to Ellie at the end of Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 10, when Stephen arrives at the Fisher farm, what does Ellie tell him after dinner?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ellie get the medical examiner to admit during his testimony?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coop is an English character that appears frequently in the book. Discuss Coop's impact on the story. When does Coop appear? What's his role? What's his interaction with the characters when he appears in the story? Is he a minor or a major character?

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

There are at least two instances where a bann is brought up in Plain Truth. Discuss the role of the bann in the story, and why the author might have used it. Which characters were directly and indirectly affected by the bann? Why? What does this say about the affected characters?

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