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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 and Claire leave Beauly, Lord Lovat sends word that he will what?
(a) Supply battle armor for 200 men.
(b) Send 200 men to aid Charles.
(c) Have surgery.
(d) No longer have anything to do with Jamie.

2. Why does Claire visit Alex on a daily basis?
(a) To give him medicine.
(b) She's trying to get information from him.
(c) She's lonely and seeks his company.
(d) To bring him food.

3. When Claire asks Alex if she can share the state of his health with Randall, he says:
(a) Of course.
(b) Don't bother him with nonsense.
(c) Not yet.
(d) No.

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

5. What treatment does Claire recommend for Jamie's grandfather?
(a) Massaging of the prostate.
(b) A limited diet.
(c) Bed rest and plenty of fluids.
(d) Surgery immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jamie prepares for another battle against the English, he tells Claire to find sanctuary in a nearby building, which happens to be what?

2. With several people already gathered around Alex, who is now close to death, who is the last visitor to arrive?

3. What does Uncle Jared say in his letter to Jamie?

4. While the English detain her for information, Claire is taken to a house where who else is staying?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claire tend to Alex?

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

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

4. When they head for battle, how do Jamie's warriors take the fact that a young man among them is full of lice?

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

6. As they discuss battle details, why does Jamie get angry with his grandfather?

7. 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?

8. Claire knows where and when the grandfather will die. Why is she conflicted over this information?

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

10. In Part 6, Chapter 45, what is Jack feeling towards all of the Randalls?

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