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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. After Jamie reads a letter signed by James Stuart, what does he say?
(a) The letter offers nothing of relevance.
(b) The letter has to be burned so that the evidence is destroyed.
(c) He must talk to the prince about the contents of the letter.
(d) The letter may have been read by other spies prior to him stealing it.

2. What does the Duke request in return for clearing Jamie's name?
(a) Claire to attend his dinner.
(b) Jamie to sever ties with Charles Stuart.
(c) Fergus to run an errand for him.
(d) Jamie and Claire to work for him.

3. After Jaime and Claire clear their minds and fall asleep, Claire calls which name out loud in her sleep?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Jamie.

4. Why is Claire known as the "lady of sorcery" in some circles?
(a) Fergus tells the townspeople she can perform magic.
(b) Jamie told friends she would cast a spell if he was with another woman.
(c) She works at the hospital and frequents the herb shop.
(d) Because of her strong, independent streak.

5. After Mary writes a statement about the rape, what does Claire do?
(a) Loses it.
(b) Delivers it to the judge.
(c) Rips it to pieces.
(d) Translates it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roger explains to Brianna that visitors come and leave _______ on the tombstones of the dead.

2. What does Sister Angelique find when she checks Claire for fever?

3. After traveling by sea on their way back to Scotland, Jamie and company travel by:

4. When Fergus rides a wild horse, what does Jamie do?

5. After Jamie is released by the king, what is he told he must do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the real reason Monsieur Forez describes in great, gory detail how he is to hang, draw, and quarter a traitor?

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

3. Claire is researching an old battle fought in Scotland. What is she trying to find out?

4. How are the many gatherings and palace ball affecting Claire in her pregnant state?

5. Having gone back in time, Claire jumps to 1700s Paris where she is with Jamie and pregnant. In what way is she, having traveled to the past, in the right place at the right time?

6. Why is Claire troubled by a memory she suddenly has in which Mary is about to marry Jonathan Randall in the year 1745?

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. After Jamie is released by the king, he and Claire are reunited. Describe their time together.

9. After Mary is raped, how do Jamie and Claire try to protect her?

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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