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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. While Claire nurses a man with a fractured leg, what does the dog Bouton alert her to?

2. When Claire finds a red mark on Fergus, he tells her it's:

3. After Claire passes out and is brought back, she explains that in 1945, what happened?

4. How does Claire sneak out of Fontainebleau?

5. When Claire wants to be alone in the graveyard, Roger and Brianna go to the chapel where they what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Claire and Jamie.

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

3. Explain what Claire concludes regarding the gold wedding ring still on her hand and the connection between Frank and Randall.

4. How does Claire feel about Louise trying to abort her unborn baby?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what does Roger learn about Frank?

6. What secret has Claire been keeping from her daughter Brianna about her father?

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

8. How are the many gatherings and palace ball affecting Claire in her pregnant state?

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In France, Jamie and Claire have their own jobs to do. Explain the nature of the work each one does. How do these characters derive satisfaction or a sense of purpose from their jobs? How do they go about resolving conflicts that arise from their work? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

When Claire and Jamie are done in France, they return to their Scottish village, Lallybroch, where they live and work with Jenny and Ian.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the life Claire and Jamie had in France with the life they lead in Scotland.

Part 2) Where do you feel the characters are happier? more useful? fit in better? Explain why.

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