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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. In Chapter 42, what does Jamie learn has happened to his men?
(a) They were delayed in Stirling.
(b) They got lost.
(c) They have been kept in Tolbooth.
(d) They suffered from food poisoning.

2. Who does Claire run into in the study at Beaufort Castle?
(a) The seer.
(b) The cook.
(c) Jamie's lecherous half-brother.
(d) The head servant.

3. When Claire hides inside a building with Dougal, Rupert, Willie, and others, who is hurt badly?
(a) Dougal.
(b) Willie.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Rupert.

4. What is Jamie's nickname during the battles between the Scots and the English?
(a) Jamie The Brave.
(b) Red Jamie.
(c) Fierce Warrior.
(d) Red Chieftain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon telling Alex he doesn't have long to live, Claire feels:

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

3. When Roger brings a bottle of whiskey to Mr. Edgars' house, what does he learn from Mr. Edgars?

4. What happens when a big storm hits Lallybroch?

5. What was Jamie always taught about being left-handed when he was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before Jamie goes to Stirling, what two key pieces of information does Claire share with him about Geillis Duncan?

2. What series of events brings Jamie to share with Ian the whole story of the torture he went through at the hands of Jack Randall?

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

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

5. 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?

6. How does Claire feel about going with the English troops?

7. When the battle is about to start, Jamie is restless and it seems no one can soothe him. Who, finally, brings him comfort?

8. If Geillis Duncan fails to go through the standing stones, what might be the outcome for Roger?

9. When Jamie and Claire leave his grandfather's residence and meet up again with Ian, what disturbing fact do they realize?

10. Why does Colum MacKenzie ask Claire if she has anything he can use to kill himself?

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