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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. How does Serena reply when Brigham chastises her about the way she treats him since he arrives?

2. What does Brigham notice about Maggie MacDonald?

3. In the opening of Chapter Five, what is Coll complaining about?

4. What does Maggie do to trick Coll into noticing her?

5. What does Malcolm say when he meets Brigham?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brigham's dream?

2. What happens when Serena is by the water daydreaming about Brigham in Chapter Five?

3. Why does Fiona tell Serena to take the younger children and hide in the nursery?

4. Why doesn't Serena like Brigham in spite of the fact that he got her brother to safety after being wounded?

5. What is Serena thinking about as she churns butter hard enough to turn it rancid?

6. What does Brigham realize after getting over the shock of seeing Serena with blood all over her skirt?

7. How does Serena get Coll to eat while he is complaining about the food in Chapter Three?

8. What surprises Brigham about Serena when he realizes she is reading Macbeth?

9. Why does Brigham remind his groom, Jem, to remember Malcolm is young and impressionable?

10. What happens when Brigham orders Parkins to stay behind while he goes with Ian to meet with the Highland clans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the purpose of a duel; What are the rules of a duel? Why does Brigham have to set up Standish under false pretenses of a game of dice in order to fight the duel?

Essay Topic 2

What is it about the Scots that make them so different from the English? Is it just their language, customs or beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

So much of the novel is based on Serena's dislike and distrust of anyone English. Explain why she has such difficulty getting beyond this in her relationship with Brigham.

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