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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. In Chapter 42, what does Jamie learn has happened to his men?

2. With English troops surrounding the building where Claire and others are hiding, what plan does Jamie devise?

3. At Claire's direction, all of Lallybroch is planting a new crop. Since Ian has never planted this crop before, how does he learn?

4. 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?

5. A year before her return to Lallybroch, Claire had told everybody to plant:

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the clansmen do when Rupert is fatally wounded?

2. 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?

3. When Jamie and Claire arrive at Beaufort Castle, how does his grandfather greet them?

4. What convinces Claire that she and Roger are after the right person in their search for Geillis?

5. Describe a few differences between Jonathan and his brother Alex.

6. When they head for battle, how do Jamie's warriors take the fact that a young man among them is full of lice?

7. Mary Rabbie's son suffers from epileptic seizures. How does Claire end up helping Mary and her son?

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

9. Earlier in the book, Murtagh swears he will avenge the rape of Mary and attempted rape of Claire. In Chapter 44, how does he accomplish this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ultimately, Jamie and Claire are separated, with Claire returning to the 1940s.

Part 1) Was it necessary for Claire to leave Jamie when she did? Why or why not?

Part 2) What might have happened if instead she stayed behind?

Part 3) Under the circumstances, do you feel their separation is justified? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Claire loves Frank from the 1900s and Jamie from the 1700s. Citing two or three examples, show how Jamie reacts to the relationship between Claire and Frank. In each instance, identify Jamie's predominant emotion or motive. Explain how the particular emotion or motive guides his words and actions. What does this say about Jamie's character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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