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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. When Roger shares his findings regarding Claire's list of Fraser men over tea and whiskey at his house, who drinks the tea?
(a) Roger.
(b) Roger and Brianna.
(c) Claire.
(d) Brianna.

2. When Claire wakes up feeling ill, she lies in bed and remembers what?
(a) An earlier conversation with Brianna.
(b) She left her purse at the post office.
(c) The stranger she met at the small café.
(d) Her time spent in the Highlands.

3. Why is Claire shocked to see Dougal MacKenzie in her house?
(a) He was supposed to be at sea.
(b) The last time she saw him he had tried to seduce her.
(c) She thought he was dead.
(d) He was banned from their town.

4. With Jonathan Randall dead, what do Claire and Jamie come to realize?
(a) Jonathan Randall and Prince Charles Edward had had an affair.
(b) The future is being changed.
(c) He had killed himself.
(d) Randall had been poisoned.

5. When the butler asks Claire if she needs help greeting her guests, what does she reply?
(a) To give her and her guests privacy.
(b) She's not feeling well and will see the ladies another time.
(c) She would greatly appreciate it if he announced her to the ladies.
(d) To forget about her and go find Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man posing as a watchman do to Murtagh as he walks by?

2. When Claire tells Jamie that she wants to help out at the hospital, how does he react?

3. After deciphering an intercepted cryptic letter that is meant for Charles, what do Jamie and Claire realize about him?

4. While Claire nurses a man with a fractured leg, what does the dog Bouton alert her to?

5. Why does Jamie go to the hospital to see Hildegarde?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret has Claire been keeping from her daughter Brianna about her father?

2. How does Claire feel about Louise trying to abort her unborn baby?

3. In Chapter 17, Jamie is spending more time with Charles, to the point where he comes home extremely late -- or not at all. How does Claire feel about this?

4. Claire learns from Fergus the truth regarding why Jamie insisted on dueling Randall despite promising her that he wouldn't. What is the real reason for the duel?

5. Claire wears her new red dress to the grand ball hosted by the king. Describe the exchange between her and Jamie about her outfit.

6. Describe Claire's abilities as a caregiver at the hospital.

7. At Raymond's shop, what does Claire see when she follows him into the little room at the other side of the wall, reached by going beneath the table?

8. When Jamie and the other men are taken to jail to sort out what happened to Mary, Fergus guards Claire in his absence. What does Claire learn about Fergus during this time?

9. In Chapter 5, Claire begins to explain to Roger and Brianna something very important about her past. What is she trying to tell them?

10. Roger discovers an old newspaper with Claire's name and picture on it. He reads the words "Returned from the Dead." What does he learn from this article?

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