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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 past mistake does Colum MacKenzie apologize to Claire for?
(a) Mistaking her for a tavern prostitute.
(b) Charging her with witchcraft and sentencing her to hang.
(c) Accusing her of killing her newborn.
(d) Thinking she was spying on him.

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

3. When Claire and Jamie enter Beaufort Castle and are invited to stay, what does one of Jamie's cousins do?
(a) Spies on Jamie and Claire.
(b) Makes a pass at Claire.
(c) Offers Claire whiskey.
(d) Tries to get Jamie drunk.

4. At the start of the book's final chapter, where do Claire, Roger, and Brianna set off to in the night?
(a) Church.
(b) Library.
(c) Standing stones.
(d) Cemetery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie try to persuade his grandfather to do with regards to the battle he and his men are fighting?

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

3. How many troops are marching to Stirling Castle?

4. After Claire finishes telling Brianna the truth about her father, what does Roger share with Claire?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Why is Jamie upset upon reading a surprise letter from his Uncle Jared?

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

10. 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?

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