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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ellie miss the interview at the law firm?
(a) She decided not to go.
(b) Her car broke down.
(c) She lost track of time.
(d) She was in the hospital.

2. What does Katie give to the baby to suck on after he is born?
(a) A bottle.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) Her pinkie.
(d) Her thumb.

3. What were Katie, Ellie, and Sarah canning?
(a) Jam.
(b) Pig.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Fruit.

4. Where does Katie believe the baby is when she wakes up from her post-delivery nap?
(a) At the church with the priest.
(b) With God, in answer to her prayers.
(c) With her parents in the house.
(d) With her brother at the hospital.

5. Why wouldn't Sarah supervise her daughter, Katie, so that Katie could be released pending trial?
(a) Because she couldn't accept responsibility due to Amish guidelines.
(b) Because she hated Katie and wanted her found guilty.
(c) Because she didn't believe her daughter's story.
(d) Because she didn't live near Katie and didn't want to drive to court every day during the trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose existence does Leda tell Elie about?

2. Who confesses to Katie that he has been wishing the baby was theirs?

3. Who refused to meet with Lizzie when she came to the farm?

4. Who agreed to accept responsibility and supervise Katie prior to trial?

5. What does Ellie make clear to Coop about their relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellie initially get frustrated and think it will be difficult to defend Katie?

2. What does Katie talk to Coop about in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 1, why does Ellie Hathaway take Katie's case?

4. What does Samuel admit to the bishop in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the author says Katie's father considers Jacob dead?

6. What is a dissociative state and when can it occur?

7. What happened on Sunday night in Chapter 5 that reminded Ellie that Katie was still lying about not having a baby and what did it make Ellie wonder?

8. Describe what happens at the baby's funeral in Chapter 6?

9. When Stephen is annoyed that Ellie missed the interview and embarrassed him, what did Ellie realize?

10. In Chapters 2-3, the author mentioned that when Katie went to visit Jacob six years ago in State College, Jacob give her a gift. What was this gift?

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