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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jenny want Ian to go to battle?
(a) To get him out of the house.
(b) To clear his name.
(c) So he'll feel useful.
(d) It's a matter of honor.

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

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

4. What does Ian think about going to battle?
(a) Jenny will love him more.
(b) He will gain the respect of the townspeople.
(c) He feels it's his duty to go.
(d) He will not stand a chance with one wooden leg in battle.

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

6. 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?
(a) Seven.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Forty-two.
(d) Twenty.

7. After Claire and Roger are done with their visit to the Institute for the Study of Highland Folklore and Antiquities, what does Claire ask Roger to do?
(a) Buy Brianna a gift.
(b) Accompany her to the library.
(c) Lend her his collection of old letters.
(d) Take Brianna to dinner.

8. 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 asks Claire how to do it.
(b) He buys a book from Ireland that tells him how.
(c) He has the oldest famer in town teach him.
(d) He asks Jamie for help.

9. What does Claire ask after being questioned by Colonel Gordon MacLeish Campbell?
(a) To be allowed to leave.
(b) To be taken to the local hospital.
(c) For protection.
(d) For food and water.

10. Even though she is going to marry another man, whose child is Mary carrying?
(a) Murtagh's.
(b) Alex's.
(c) The Duke's.
(d) Jack's.

11. 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.

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

13. After Claire meets with the Duke of Sandringham and he escorts a man into the room with them, Claire recognizes the mark on the man's hand. From where does she remember it?
(a) From a sailor in the ship.
(b) From one of Jamie's soldiers.
(c) It's the same mark she saw on an emblem in Charles' house.
(d) From the man who tried to rape her in the alley.

14. Ordinarily, what are the residents of Lallybroch used to eating?
(a) Pickled beets.
(b) Fish eggs.
(c) Barley and grains.
(d) Wilted leaves.

15. What does Jamie's grandfather say is keeping him up at night?
(a) Noises in the house.
(b) Feeling as though he needs to urinate.
(c) A constant ache in his chest.
(d) His battle fears.

Short Answer Questions

1. As English soldiers make their way up to the building where Claire and others are hiding, what does Jamie tell her and those who are with her?

2. What happens when a big storm hits Lallybroch?

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

4. Why is Claire going to battle?

5. Concerned that his men are being led to slaughter, Jamie:

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