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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 causes an uproar in the courtroom?

2. How does Ellie know she is pregnant?

3. For how many years has Katie been visiting Jacob at school?

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

5. Who got upset on the stand during the trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their opening arguments?

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

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

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

8. What is Lizzie convincing the district attorney of in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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 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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