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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what social function are Claire and Jamie invited when they arrive in North Carolina?
(a) A party.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A picnic.
(d) A rodeo.

2. What is Fraser's Ridge?
(a) The community Roger created.
(b) The community Jamie has created.
(c) Brianna's home in Boston.
(d) Jamie's home in Scotland.

3. Who lives in Iverness, Scotland?
(a) Brianna.
(b) Dr. Abernathy.
(c) Roger's adoptive father.
(d) John Grey.

4. What is Claire's main occupation now that the community Jamie has built is growing?
(a) Caring for the Indians.
(b) Caring for the medical needs of the community.
(c) Caring for Jamie.
(d) Caring for her small child.

5. What item does Fiona give Roger to help him pass safely through the circle of stones?
(a) A locket.
(b) A special leather jacket.
(c) A picture of his great-grandmother.
(d) Her engagement ring.

6. Who knows about Brianna's unusual paternity besides Roger?
(a) Joe Abernathy.
(b) Reverend Wakefield.
(c) Duncan Innes.
(d) John Grey.

7. Why is this person murdered in Chapter 27?
(a) Because the villagers blame him for bringing them there.
(b) Because the villagers blame him for the murder of a villager.
(c) Because the villagers blame them for a lack of food.
(d) Because the villagers blame her for the measles outbreak.

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

9. What dreams has the shaman been having in regards to Claire in Chapter 20?
(a) Dreams of newborn babies.
(b) Dreams of great grief.
(c) Dreams about illness and death.
(d) Dreams about an injury.

10. Who comes to Claire's rescue in Chapter 23 when she falls off a cliff?
(a) Fergus and Ian.
(b) Rollo, Ian and Jamie.
(c) Rollo and Jamie.
(d) Rollo and Ian.

11. Who comes to visit Jamie and Claire in Chapter 24?
(a) Sergeant Murchison.
(b) John Quincy Meyers.
(c) Duncan Innes.
(d) Lord John Grey.

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

13. Who has this visitor in Chapter 24 brought with him?
(a) The governor of North Carolina.
(b) William Viscount Ashness, Ninth Earl of Ellesmere.
(c) Princess Diana of Wales.
(d) John Quincy Meyers.

14. Why do Jamie and Claire separate from the rest of the group in Chapter 15?
(a) To find some food.
(b) To make some money.
(c) To find a place to build a home.
(d) To visit some friends.

15. Why does Roger believe he hears the circle of stones?
(a) Geillis.
(b) Claire.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Brianna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is River Run?

2. Who is Gillian or Geillis Edgar?

3. What does the red of a strawberry represent in Scottish lore?

4. Who does Roger believe is the personification of enduring love?

5. What is the punishment when a black man draws blood on a white man?

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