Drums of Autumn Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Diana Gabaldon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Drums of Autumn Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Diana Gabaldon
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is murdered in the village in Chapter 27?
(a) The shaman.
(b) Jamie.
(c) A mother and her baby.
(d) The Tuscarora chief.

2. Where are Jamie and his group taking Pollyanne in Chapter 14?
(a) To live with a relative.
(b) To live with abolishonists in South Carolina.
(c) To live with the Indians.
(d) To live with a settlement of Scots in the mountains.

3. What does River Run manufacture?
(a) Corn.
(b) Soy beans.
(c) Turpentine.
(d) Cotton.

4. Who does Jocasta hope will take over River Run for her?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Ian.

5. What family name does Brianna find herself encountering all day at the celebration Roger takes her to in Boston?
(a) Abernathy.
(b) Fraser.
(c) Mackenzie.
(d) O'Neil.

6. Where does Jamie decide to go on his own in Chapter 21?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Hunting.

7. What is unusual about Jamie and Claire's possessions?
(a) They own nothing.
(b) They own expensive clothes.
(c) They own several slaves.
(d) They own a large number of gems.

8. What ceremony does Gillian believe must be performed to protect travelers as they go through the circle of stones?
(a) A marriage.
(b) A dance under the sun.
(c) A baptism.
(d) A blood sacrifice.

9. Why did Brianna send Roger a package at Oxford during the summer term in Chapter 30?
(a) So he would get it immediately.
(b) So he could use it in his work.
(c) So he would not get it right away.
(d) So he could share it with his colleagues.

10. Who interrupts the party in Chapter 12 in order to get Claire's medical help?
(a) Farquard Campbell.
(b) John Quincy Meyers.
(c) Duncan Innes.
(d) Lord John Grey.

11. In what time period does Brianna live?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1769.
(d) 1778.

12. Why do Claire and Jamie go for a walk among the mills in Chapter 13?
(a) To discuss going forward in time.
(b) To decide their future.
(c) To be alone.
(d) To visit their new business.

13. What have the Indians done with their dead in Chapter 28?
(a) Buried them.
(b) Given them to the white man.
(c) Burned them.
(d) Abandoned them.

14. Why does Jamie decide to build a home in the mountains in Chapter 16?
(a) To Claire stability.
(b) To provide for his children.
(c) To build a Scottish community.
(d) To create a stability in their lives.

15. To whose home does Brianna take Roger in order to view the moon landing?
(a) John Grey.
(b) Dr. Joseph Abernathy.
(c) Jocasta Cameron.
(d) Duncan Innes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Claire's rescue in Chapter 23 when she falls off a cliff?

2. What does Roger decide to do with the newspaper article he finds in Chapter 22?

3. Why does Jamie decide to go to the Indian village with William in Chapter 26?

4. Who is Nacognaweto?

5. What is a shaman?

(see the answer keys)

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