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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. As the Battle of Prestonpans begins, where does Claire set up a triage for the wounded?
(a) A cave.
(b) The stone circle.
(c) The cottage.
(d) The castle.

2. While Jamie gets ready for battle and Claire finds sanctuary in a nearby building with Dougal, Rupert, Willie, and others, how many Englishmen does Jamie tell them are coming up the hill?
(a) Seven.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty-two.

3. Jamie's grandfather, Lord Lovat, believes that:
(a) Claire is not Jamie's wife.
(b) Claire is a witch.
(c) Jamie is not his grandson.
(d) Everyone is out to get him.

4. As English soldiers make their way up to the building where Claire and others are hiding, what does Jamie tell her and those who are with her?
(a) To hide in the thicket.
(b) To prepare for a bloody battle.
(c) To run quickly.
(d) To be quiet.

5. After the English "rescue" Claire, what does Colonel Gordon MacLeish Campbell ask her about?
(a) Enemy battle plans.
(b) Charles.
(c) Herbal remedies.
(d) Red Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alex announce to the small group gathered around him when he is close to death?

3. At the start of the book's final chapter, where do Claire, Roger, and Brianna set off to in the night?

4. What treatment does Claire recommend for Jamie's grandfather?

5. Why does Jenny want Ian to go to battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe the outcome of Claire's attempts to save Geillis.

3. How does Claire feel about going back to the future?

4. Describe a few differences between Jonathan and his brother Alex.

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

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

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

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

10. When Jamie and Claire arrive at Beaufort Castle, how does his grandfather greet them?

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