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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. Who is the second witness on the stand at Katie's trial?
2. Who does Ellie have a conference with before putting Katie on the witness stand?
3. What occurred at the hearing in the judge's office?
4. What else does the prosecution ask Coop about, besides Katie?
5. How does the medical examiner believe the baby was murdered?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Katie admit to Ellie at the end of Chapter 16?
2. What does Katie's reaction to Adam in the courtroom suggest to the jury?
3. In Chapter 10, why wasn't Katie comfortable with the insanity defense?
4. In Chapter 10, when Stephen arrives at the Fisher farm, what does Ellie tell him after dinner?
5. What was Katie's reaction to the plea bargain?
6. What was the problem with Adam's profession?
7. Why did the pathologist's testimony send the prosecutor into a tailspin?
8. After the pathologist's testimony, what did Katie do on the way home to the farm?
9. Why do Katie's lies feel like betrayal to Ellie?
10. What do the prosecutor and Ellie say in their closing arguments?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The feeling of betrayal is felt by more then one character in Plain Truth, and through memories, is felt by even more characters in the past, before the events of the book take place. Discuss at least three different situations where there are feelings of betrayal. Who was involved? What was the situation? Why did someone feel betrayed?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
At various times in the book, Stephen and Coop appear in the story. When they appear, the author discusses Ellie's personal life. Why might the author have chosen to have these two men appear in the book and in Ellie's life? What purpose, if any, might they have to the story? Why might they appear when they appear, but not be around all the time?
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