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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. In Part 5, Chapter 33, who announces that the English have captured Jamie?

2. What book does Claire read to try to ease the pain of having heard Jamie's story in Part 7, Chapter 39?

3. According to Murtagh's story in Part 7, Chapter 36, who once killed a boar with a dagger?

4. What does Jenny describe in Part 5, Chapter 30?

5. What does the housekeeper of Lallybroch fix for Murtagh to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the reader finds out in Part 7, Chapter 37, why has Jamie been so loath to go to France, much less to America?

2. Why does Jamie carry a dried mole's foot with him at all times?

3. When Claire goes to sees Jamie in the beginning of Part 7, Chapter 39, Murtagh stops her before she gets to the door and tells her what?

4. What does Claire want Father Anselm to do for her, and how does he react?

5. In Part 7, Chapter 40, when Jamie continues his story of what happened between Captain Randall and him, what does he say Randall wanted?

6. When Claire meets the Franciscan priest in Part 7, Chapter 38, where is the priest going?

7. As Jenny tells the others, what did she do when she realized that Captain Randall was unable to rape her?

8. Why does Jenny tell Claire what to name the baby before the baby is born?

9. What does Jamie do with the knife he requests in Part 7, Chapter 36?

10. How do Claire and her group get Jamie out of prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Frank Randall and Captain Jonathan Randall. How does Claire initially respond to Captain Randall, given that he looks so much like Frank? Does Captain Randall's treachery eventually affect Claire's memory of Frank? Support your opinions with details from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Villainy is a strong theme in this novel. Compare Captain Randall with Dougal and with Wentworth Prison. How are the three similar? How is Captain Randall the villain par excellence? Is there any moment in which the reader can feel compassion for Captain Randall, or is he unmitigatedly evil? Can the reader feel compassion or sympathy for Dougal or for Wentworth Prison in some way?

Essay Topic 3

What happens in the scene in which Claire pretends to be Captain Randall in order to exorcise the terror from Jamie? Is she successful? How much does she endanger herself in those moments? Do you think the scene makes sense within the rest of the novel and within Claire's character?

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