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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. What did Claire see in the future that makes her afraid for Jamie's life in the past?
(a) His autopsy report.
(b) His tombstone.
(c) His obituary.
(d) His death certificate.

2. What does Fiona believe protects the travelers as they pass through the circle of stones?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Gems.
(d) Special jewelry.

3. What injury does Jamie suffer in Chapter 21?
(a) A back injury.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) A broken ankle.
(d) A gunshot wound.

4. Where does Claire fear Jamie will go, leading to his death?
(a) California.
(b) Scotland.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. What man has the slave been accused of injuring in Chapter 11?
(a) The judge, Campbell.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) The overseer, Byrnes.
(d) Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what time period does Brianna live?

2. Where is Ian planning on going from South Carolina?

3. Why does Roger think Brianna is obsessed with learning about her father?

4. What danger catches Jamie nearly unawares in Chapter 15?

5. Who stays behind with Claire in Chapter 26 to care for the new measles patient?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Claire worried about Jamie's determination to remain on the mountain through winter?

2. Why has Farquard Campbell been called to River Run?

3. Why do Jamie and Claire choose the site in the mountains on which they plan to make their home?

4. Why have Jamie and Claire come to witness a hanging?

5. Why do Jamie and Claire worry about how to dispose of the body of the measles victim?

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

7. Why does Jamie decide to go hunting alone in the mountains?

8. What does Roger find among his father's papers that he chooses to keep from Brianna? How might this item have affected Brianna's decisions?

9. What role does Jocasta want Jamie to fill at River Run?

10. What are Claire and Jamie looking for as they separate from their friends in the mountains?

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