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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. How does Jamie get information from the English boy?

2. What does Brianna do after Roger blacks out at the standing stones?

3. In Chapter 45, who does Mary keep visiting?

4. Who does Claire run into in the study at Beaufort Castle?

5. What does Claire continue to bring Alex as his health declines rapidly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colum MacKenzie ask Claire if she has anything he can use to kill himself?

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

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

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

5. How does Claire hope to help Geillis, whom she believes to be here now in the present?

6. Why does Claire tend to Alex?

7. How does Claire feel about going with the English troops?

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

9. Claire knows where and when the grandfather will die. Why is she conflicted over this information?

10. When the battle is about to start, Jamie is restless and it seems no one can soothe him. Who, finally, brings him comfort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire uses her knowledge of future events to help Jamie make key battle decisions.

Part 1) Give an example of how Claire helps Jamie make a key decision.

Part 2) Describe the outcome.

Part 3) Is Claire doing the right thing sharing her knowledge with Jamie? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Choose ONE of these secondary characters to describe in detail. Explain what relevance the character has to the plot of the story. If the character did not exist, could the author still tell the same story? Why or why not?

1. Fergus, the servant boy.

2. Raymond, the herb seller.

3. Hildegarde, the hospital coordinator.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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