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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. Where does Katie stop on the way home?

2. The day before Ellie puts Katie on the stand, what does Samuel ask Katie?

3. Katie tells the prosecution that she killed the baby but refuses to say what?

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

5. What does Katie sign in Part 2, Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first witness and what did the witness say?

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

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

4. What was the punishment Katie received from the elders of the church?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Both Katie and Ellie have multiple lovers in Plain Truth. Pick one lover for each woman and discuss the relationship between the woman and the man. What impact does their relationship have on the woman? On the man? Does the situation impact the relationship, and/or does their relationship impact the situation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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