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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 Adam ask Ellie and Coop to go?

3. Whose car does Katie jump out of on the way home?

4. Where does Ellie take Katie when Katie gets into the courthouse?

5. Who was working in the fields with the Fishers as harvest time arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. After the pathologist's testimony, what did Katie do on the way home to the farm?

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

7. What does Katie reveal at the end of Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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 3

The Amish community is very tight-knit. Describe the role of the community in Plain Truth. Who were prominent community members? Who did the reader only see once or twice, but still aided in the story?

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