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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. When Claire wakes up in a cold sweat, what had she just dreamed about?

2. When Jamie doesn't visit Claire at the hospital, what does she think?

3. After Jamie's duel, how long is Claire at the hospital?

4. Who do Claire and Jamie think they see walking into the palace courtyard?

5. What does Claire learn when she visits Louise?

Short Essay Questions

1. In a letter that Jamie and Claire decode, James wants Charles to find favor with King Louis. Explain why.

2. Describe the relationship between Claire and Jamie.

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

7. After Mary is raped, how do Jamie and Claire try to protect her?

8. In Chapter 5, Claire begins to explain to Roger and Brianna something very important about her past. What is she trying to tell them?

9. 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?

10. Why is Claire troubled by a memory she suddenly has in which Mary is about to marry Jonathan Randall in the year 1745?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire and Jamie spend time at the king's palace and attend royal balls and dinner parties. While they are honored to attend these events, they are at times shocked by some of the happenings and conversations.

Part 1) Describe a particular scene from one of the dances or dinner parties that upsets either Claire or Jamie.

Part 2) Explain why the character has become upset. In your opinion, is the character justified in feeling that way? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jamie is called upon to lead men into battle. What kind of qualities or characteristics of a leader does Jamie exemplify? Provide specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In his work as a translator and spy, Jamie is often in risky situations and his life is, at times, in danger.

Part 1) Briefly describe the nature of Jamie's secret work.

Part 2) Why is he doing this?

Part 3) Supporting your answer with a couple of examples from the book, explain how Jamie is involved in risky situations.

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