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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Claire breaks into the Institute, what does she take?
(a) The king's ancient seal.
(b) Geillis' notebook.
(c) Artifacts from the battle she'd been in.
(d) Roger's great-grandfather's diary.

2. After telling Roger about the vaccination scar on Geillis' arm, what does Claire state that she believes about Geillis?
(a) She'd been betrayed by her lover.
(b) That she's there now.
(c) That Geillis had a twin.
(d) She really was a witch.

3. What's inside the unmarked packages Claire receives from time to time?
(a) Herbs and stones.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Letters.
(d) Clothes and shoes.

4. What other condition does Alex have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Congestive heart failure.
(c) Digestive tract illness.
(d) Seizures.

5. With English troops surrounding the building where Claire and others are hiding, what plan does Jamie devise?
(a) To climb to higher ground and attack from above.
(b) To pretend that Claire is their English woman hostage.
(c) To have Claire sneak away so she can deliver a message.
(d) To get Murtagh to cause a distraction.

6. 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) His wooden leg broke.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) He suffered a nervous breakdown.

7. 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 the man who tried to rape her in the alley.
(c) It's the same mark she saw on an emblem in Charles' house.
(d) From one of Jamie's soldiers.

8. How does Mary feel about having to wed Jack Randall?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Elation.
(c) Rage.
(d) Sadness.

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

10. 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.

11. What past mistake does Colum MacKenzie apologize to Claire for?
(a) Thinking she was spying on him.
(b) Charging her with witchcraft and sentencing her to hang.
(c) Mistaking her for a tavern prostitute.
(d) Accusing her of killing her newborn.

12. What ailment does Claire tell Jamie's grandfather that he has?
(a) Prostatitis.
(b) An ulcer.
(c) Dementia.
(d) A hernia.

13. Concerned that his men are being led to slaughter, Jamie:
(a) Creates a disturbance.
(b) Feels helpless.
(c) Orders them to halt.
(d) Faints under intense pressure.

14. When Ian and Jamie wonder when the new crop that everyone in Lallybroch has planted will be ready to pick, what does Fergus suggest?
(a) Check the color of the leaves.
(b) Pick one out of the ground and check.
(c) Ask their neighbor.
(d) Read the instruction book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jamie spend his time with his grandfather during his stay at Beaufort Castle?

2. When Claire and Roger talk to Dr. McEwan, where do they claim they're from?

3. Ordinarily, what are the residents of Lallybroch used to eating?

4. As the Battle of Prestonpans begins, where does Claire set up a triage for the wounded?

5. What does Jamie say that shocks his grandfather?

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