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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what celebration does Roger take Brianna during his visit to Boston?
(a) A Fourth of July parade.
(b) A Mardi Gras parade.
(c) A country music festival.
(d) A Celtic festival.

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

3. What illness suddenly begins making an appearance in Fraser's Ridge?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Measles.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Polio.

4. What is a shaman?
(a) An Indian squaw.
(b) An Indian warrior.
(c) An Indian judge.
(d) An Indian healer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the shaman show Claire to help her in her future endeavors in Chapter 20?

2. Why is this person murdered in Chapter 27?

3. Why does Roger take Brianna to Christmas Eve church services in Chapter 17?

4. What city in South Carolina do Jamie, Claire and Fergus come to in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Geillis Duncan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What item does Fiona have that helps her and Roger figure out how to use the circle of stones to travel through time?

2. What causes Jamie and Claire to have to spend the night alone in the open on a winter night?

3. Who comes to visit Jamie at Fraser's Ridge? What is significant about the child this visitor brings with him?

4. What animal does Jamie face and kill in the mountains? To what friendship does this lead?

5. How does Jamie disrupt the hanging as his friend his about to face the gallows?

6. For what reason do Jamie and Claire decide to leave River Run?

7. For what reason does Roger decide to take Brianna to Christmas Eve services at the Catholic Church?

8. Who boards the boat Sally Ann and robs the passengers?

9. What items do Fiona and Roger discover offer protection when traveling through time with help from the circle of stones?

10. What is River Run and why do Claire, Jamie, and their group decide to take a side trip there?

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