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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brigham remember the name Colonel Standish?
(a) He is a neighbor he dislikes.
(b) He fights against him before.
(c) He is an old friend.
(d) He is the man who rapes Fiona.

2. What do Coll and Malcolm see from the ridge that overlooked Glenroe?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Smoke from their burning home.
(c) A hundred dragoons.
(d) Everyone running for cover.

3. What is the next stumbling block to Serena and Brigham getting married?
(a) Serena doesn't think she can make him happy.
(b) Serena doesn't think she can live in a city.
(c) Serena doesn't think she can leave her parents.
(d) Serena doesn't think she can be an Earl's wife.

4. What does Brigham say in the morning as he looks out over Drumossie Moor?
(a) They are all going to die there.
(b) It ends there for better or worse.
(c) They all run away.
(d) They beat the English there.

5. What does Brigham think they should do about the war?
(a) He agrees with Murray.
(b) Move on before they lose more momentum.
(c) Retreat.
(d) He has no thoughts on the subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the first cannon explodes near Culloden House what is happening at Glenroe?

2. What does Serena say to Brigham when he continues to insist she marries him, whether she agrees or not?

3. Who arrives in Edinburgh to surprise Brigham, Coll and Ian?

4. How does Serena feel about life at the royal court?

5. Why does Brigham want the duel the Colonel?

Short Essay Questions

1. After burying their father, what does Serena and Malcolm do? Why?

2. How does the author handle the crossover between what is happening in Glenroe at the same time as the battle near Culloden House? How do each progress?

3. What happens when the Scots reach Edinburgh? What does Brigham and Coll say about what is happening after they took the city?

4. How many men are there when the standard is raised at Glenfinnan? Is that a sufficient number to go to war? If not, why do they proceed?

5. What does Brigham think is wrong with the battleground at Drumossie Moor?

6. What bothers Brigham about the English officer named Standish? Why does he join the game where Standish is playing a game of dice? What does Brigham do, and why?

7. What does Brigham say when she tells him there is nothing she denies him? Explain why he feels that way?

8. In Chapter Nine, when Brigham finds Serena at her favorite place near the water, what is she doing?

9. What does Brigham wonder about the men and their understanding about the battles they win?

10. What happens in the fight just south of Stirling regarding the battle and the personal toll?

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