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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. What does Clair give Alex for his conditions?

2. When Ian and Jamie wonder when the new crop that everyone in Lallybroch has planted will be ready to pick, what does Fergus suggest?

3. After Claire shares with Jamie her idea to save his men from being led to slaughter, who overhears her plan?

4. As Claire watches Jenny take care of her children while their husbands have gone out to buy supplies such as needles and pickling spices, what does she wonder?

5. Why is Claire going to battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. If Geillis Duncan fails to go through the standing stones, what might be the outcome for Roger?

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

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

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

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

9. What piece of information does Roger give to Claire about Jamie?

10. After Dougal dies by Jamie's blade, what does Jamie realize regarding Claire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire experiences a degree of culture shock as she travels between time periods. Discuss this "culture shock" and explain how Claire handles it. Cite specific examples. How does she adapt?

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

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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