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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Battle of Prestonpans begins, where does Claire set up a triage for the wounded?
(a) The castle.
(b) The cottage.
(c) The stone circle.
(d) A cave.

2. When Claire tells Brianna that Jaime is her father, how does Brianna react?
(a) Begins to shake, then faints.
(b) Laughs and calls the story absurd.
(c) Thanks her for the information.
(d) Calls her a name and runs out of the house.

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

4. A year before her return to Lallybroch, Claire had told everybody to plant:
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Cabbages.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Onions.

5. When Claire and Roger talk to Dr. McEwan, where do they claim they're from?
(a) University of Edinburgh.
(b) Department of Antiquities at Oxford.
(c) Glasgow University Library.
(d) Cambridge Division of the Paranormal.

6. How many troops are marching to Stirling Castle?
(a) Two thousand
(b) A hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Eight thousand.

7. At the end of the story, how is Claire trying to save Geillis?
(a) By keeping her from traveling to the 1700s so she won't be burned at the stake.
(b) By clearing her name so she won't be arrested.
(c) By preventing her from returning home so her drunk husband doesn't kill her.
(d) By sending her back to the 1700s where she'll be safe.

8. When Jamie and Ian return to their wives from their trip to buy supplies such as needles and pickling spices, what has happened to Ian?
(a) He burned his hand.
(b) He suffered a nervous breakdown.
(c) His wooden leg broke.
(d) He was robbed.

9. What treatment does Claire recommend for Jamie's grandfather?
(a) Surgery immediately.
(b) A limited diet.
(c) Bed rest and plenty of fluids.
(d) Massaging of the prostate.

10. At the start of the book's final chapter, where do Claire, Roger, and Brianna set off to in the night?
(a) Standing stones.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Church.
(d) Library.

11. In Chapter 43, where does Jamie lead his men?
(a) To Lord Lovat.
(b) To Hawley Stirling.
(c) To George Murray.
(d) To Alex Randall.

12. How does Jamie spend his time with his grandfather during his stay at Beaufort Castle?
(a) Making whiskey.
(b) Riding and hunting.
(c) Reading to him.
(d) Reminiscing.

13. After the Duke of Sandringham locks Claire up, refusing to release her until she gives him battle information, who rescues Claire?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Murtagh.

14. In Chapter 39, what instructions does Charles give Jamie regarding battle plans?
(a) Head north.
(b) Delay the battle.
(c) Protect him at all costs.
(d) Take the battle to the south.

15. Where does Claire go after she breaks into the Institute for the Study of Highland Folklore and Antiquities?
(a) To find the priest.
(b) To dinner.
(c) To the post office.
(d) To the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Jamie gets ready for battle and Claire finds sanctuary in a nearby building with Dougal, Rupert, Willie, and others, how many Englishmen does Jamie tell them are coming up the hill?

2. When Jamie and the men battling alongside him sneak into the English camp, what do they do?

3. What does Jamie's grandfather say is keeping him up at night?

4. When Claire, Brianna, and Roger are together at the standing stones, from what does Roger black out?

5. What ailment does Claire tell Jamie's grandfather that he has?

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