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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 Levi find the baby?
2. What didn't Katie do before she fell asleep?
3. What does Lizzie Munro first think when the police are called to the farm?
4. What did Leda explain to Sarah regarding the police believing the baby was murdered?
5. In Part One, Chapter 5, why does Katie wake at night and cry out in pain?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapters 2-3, who was excited that Ellie had successfully gotten an acquittal for a man who sexually abused several girls, and what did this person do for Ellie?
2. When Stephen is annoyed that Ellie missed the interview and embarrassed him, what did Ellie realize?
3. What is the first step Ellie takes in an attempt to win over the Amish community?
4. How did Levi, a farm hand, find the baby?
5. In Chapter 1, why does Ellie Hathaway take Katie's case?
6. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the author says Katie's father considers Jacob dead?
7. In Chapter 8, why can't Ellie arrange to see Jacob once Leda tells Ellie about Jacob's existence?
8. What is a dissociative state and when can it occur?
9. What does Katie talk to Coop about in Chapter 8?
10. Describe what happens at the baby's funeral in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Multiple times in Plain Truth, a pond or a bridge is brought up. Whenever a character is around the pond or bridge, they seem deeply philosophical, or are remembering events from the past. Give at least two examples of these instances. Discuss the impact of these events on the characters. Discuss the impact of the memories on the characters. Why might the author bring past events into the present by using these remembrances?
Essay Topic 2
Ellie plays a major role in Katie's life leading up to, and during, the trial. Would another English attorney have been able to get as close to the Fisher family as Ellie did? Why or why not? Did Ellie's Aunt Leda play a significant role in Ellie's success for Katie's case?
Essay Topic 3
Women play an important role in Plain Truth. Discuss one English woman and one Amish woman 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?
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