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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Right before Geillis Duncan, who is tried as a witch, is burned alive, what does Claire notice?

2. In her nightmare about her pregnancy, what does Claire have in her belly?

3. When Claire has visitors, what does she overhear them say?

4. Which statement best describes Brianna?

5. What happens when the Comte drinks a cup of dragon's blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the real reason Monsieur Forez describes in great, gory detail how he is to hang, draw, and quarter a traitor?

2. How do Claire and Jamie feel about returning to Lallybroch?

3. What paranormal event seems to take place in Chapter 25, and how does it help Claire?

4. Having gone back in time, Claire jumps to 1700s Paris where she is with Jamie and pregnant. In what way is she, having traveled to the past, in the right place at the right time?

5. After she is raped, how is Mary cared for by Claire?

6. In Chapter 17, Jamie is spending more time with Charles, to the point where he comes home extremely late -- or not at all. How does Claire feel about this?

7. Explain what Jamie goes through when he gives Fergus ten lashes.

8. At Raymond's shop, what does Claire see when she follows him into the little room at the other side of the wall, reached by going beneath the table?

9. Give one example of how coming from different time periods gives Claire and Jamie differing perspectives.

10. Roger discovers an old newspaper with Claire's name and picture on it. He reads the words "Returned from the Dead." What does he learn from this article?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main characters live and work in a number of different settings. Choose ONE of the following to describe in detail. Include a description of the setting and some of the action or activity that took place there. Then, explain how this place was significant to the plot of the story.

1. Lallybroch, Scotland, where Jamie returns with Claire before the battle.

2. Culloden Field, Scotland, where the great battle of 1745 takes place.

3. L' Hopital des Anges, France, the hospital where Claire volunteers her time.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the relationship between Claire and her daughter, Brianna, changes from the beginning of the story to the end. Do you feel Claire is satisfied with the transformation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Dragonfly in Amber goes into great detail describing the relationships between characters. Choose ONE of the following relationships and describe it in detail. What defines this relationship? How is it unique from other relationships in the book?

1. Claire and Jamie.

2. Jamie and Fergus.

3. Brianna and Roger.

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