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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Claire hides inside a building with Dougal, Rupert, Willie, and others, who is hurt badly?
(a) Rupert.
(b) Dougal.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Willie.

2. When Claire notices Lord Lovat is not looking well, what does she ask him?
(a) To help Jamie.
(b) What his symptoms are.
(c) To drink a brew she's prepared.
(d) To get some rest.

3. How does Jamie get information from the English boy?
(a) Through bribery.
(b) By threatening him.
(c) By feeding him.
(d) By tricking him.

4. At Claire's direction, all of Lallybroch is planting a new crop. Since Ian has never planted this crop before, how does he learn?
(a) He buys a book from Ireland that tells him how.
(b) He asks Jamie for help.
(c) He asks Claire how to do it.
(d) He has the oldest famer in town teach him.

5. At the end of the book, what does Brianna come to realize regarding her mother's tale?
(a) She cannot forgive her mother for what she did.
(b) It is a complete lie.
(c) Claire has obviously gone insane.
(d) That it's all true, the whole story.

6. Why is Claire going to battle?
(a) She'll be needed to heal the wounded.
(b) Every person in Lallybroch is needed to fight.
(c) It is customary for a childless wife to accompany her husband in battle.
(d) She's afraid to be left behind.

7. Why did Jamie attack Ian while they spent the night at a cottage on their trip back home with supplies for their wives?
(a) Ian insulted Claire.
(b) He mistakenly thought Ian was Jack Randall.
(c) Both men were drunk.
(d) Ian insulted him.

8. What past mistake does Colum MacKenzie apologize to Claire for?
(a) Accusing her of killing her newborn.
(b) Charging her with witchcraft and sentencing her to hang.
(c) Mistaking her for a tavern prostitute.
(d) Thinking she was spying on him.

9. What event does Claire read about when she is looking through Geillis's notebook?
(a) The Remembrance of Murtagh.
(b) The Feast of Beltane.
(c) The Solstice Celebration.
(d) The Eve of Magic.

10. What happens when a big storm hits Lallybroch?
(a) It floods the village.
(b) It wipes out the barley fields.
(c) The sheep drown.
(d) The potatoes rot.

11. When Claire breaks into the Institute, what does she take?
(a) Geillis' notebook.
(b) Artifacts from the battle she'd been in.
(c) The king's ancient seal.
(d) Roger's great-grandfather's diary.

12. What happens when Claire tries to escape while she's being detained by the English?
(a) She falls and hurts her wrist.
(b) She decides it's too risky and changes her mind.
(c) She fails.
(d) She's locked in a dungeon.

13. Concerned that his men are being led to slaughter, Jamie:
(a) Feels helpless.
(b) Faints under intense pressure.
(c) Orders them to halt.
(d) Creates a disturbance.

14. At the ball in honor of Charles, what does Dougal announce?
(a) Colum is very ill.
(b) They are all in grave danger.
(c) The enemy is planning a sneak attack.
(d) His brother Colum is dead.

15. Why does Claire visit Alex on a daily basis?
(a) She's trying to get information from him.
(b) To bring him food.
(c) To give him medicine.
(d) She's lonely and seeks his company.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jamie prepares for another battle against the English, he tells Claire to find sanctuary in a nearby building, which happens to be what?

2. With English troops surrounding the building where Claire and others are hiding, what plan does Jamie devise?

3. How does Jamie spend his time with his grandfather during his stay at Beaufort Castle?

4. Jamie's grandfather, Lord Lovat, believes that:

5. After telling Roger about the vaccination scar on Geillis' arm, what does Claire state that she believes about Geillis?

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