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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. What does Alex announce to the small group gathered around him when he is close to death?
(a) He wants Jack to wed Mary and take care of her.
(b) He wants Mary to wed whomever she wants.
(c) Jack should never marry.
(d) He will marry Mary.

2. What does Claire continue to bring Alex as his health declines rapidly?
(a) Food.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Messages.

3. When Jamie rushes to the aid of his warriors, why does Claire stay in Edinburgh?
(a) To learn new healing techniques.
(b) To stay out of the way.
(c) To tend to the men held prisoner.
(d) To convince Charles to change his plans.

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

5. When Roger brings a bottle of whiskey to Mr. Edgars' house, what does he learn from Mr. Edgars?
(a) He's afraid to walk near the cemetery.
(b) He hasn't seen his children in five years.
(c) His wife hasn't been home in a while.
(d) He's been out of a job for more than a year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many troops are marching to Stirling Castle?

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

4. What does Jamie say that shocks his grandfather?

5. When Claire asks Alex if she can share the state of his health with Randall, he says:

Short Essay Questions

1. After Dougal dies by Jamie's blade, what does Jamie realize regarding Claire?

2. What is Alex's final request of Jamie and Claire?

3. Claire is taking care of Fergus and Jamie, both of whom are feverish, when there's a knock on the door and she finds Jonathan Randall standing there. How does she handle his request?

4. What piece of information does Roger give to Claire about Jamie?

5. When Claire is taken by the English to the house where Mary is staying, why does Claire tell her to be quiet?

6. Describe how Jamie regards and treats his men.

7. Do Roger and Brianna believe Claire's story when she finishes telling her account?

8. How does Claire hope to help Geillis, whom she believes to be here now in the present?

9. What is the mood at Lallybroch surrounding the potato planting and harvesting?

10. Mary Rabbie's son suffers from epileptic seizures. How does Claire end up helping Mary and her son?

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