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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. Why does Brianna blackmail her new suitor in Chapter 59?

2. What is the name of the ship Brianna sails on in Chapter 34?

3. What does Jamie wonder about Brianna's baby at its birth in Chapter 64?

4. What job does Roger get on a ship traveling to America in Chapter 36?

5. Whom does Brianna meet upon her arrival in 1769?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brianna learn about Lord John Grey that she uses to force him to become her fiance?

2. Where does Brianna go for the duration of her pregnancy?

3. Who does Brianna tell her mother could be the father of her baby?

4. Whose life does Roger place his own life on the line for?

5. What job does Roger take when he attempts to make his way to America?

6. What happens when Alexandre is put to death by the Mohawks?

7. What illness does Brianna fear her servant, Lizzie, is suffering?

8. With whom does Brianna visit when she arrives in 1769?

9. Why do the Mohawks want to keep Alexandre captive?

10. Who attacks Lord John Grey? For what reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss irony. Define irony. How many examples of irony are present in this novel? What makes an event ironic? Is Jamie's decision to help Stephen Bonnet ironic? For what reason? List other examples of irony and what makes them ironic.

Essay Topic 2

This novel describes what happens when one woman travels in time. Discuss how Claire's actions have affected the lives of the people around her, including the people of the past and the present. Discuss what Jamie's life would have been like if Claire had never traveled in time, what Claire changed by traveling in time, and how those changes might have changed the future. Also discuss how Brianna's birth may have caused a change in time, leading to a disruption of the future. Discuss time travel and all its inherent dangers, especially those suggested or glossed over in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

What is an obituary? Whose obituary does Roger find among his father's things? Why does Roger hide this from Brianna? What does Roger think Brianna might do with the information? What does Roger do with the information? Is it possible to change the future given the right information? What might happen to the future if someone were to travel back in time and change too many events? Does the author of this novel deal with this idea? Explain.

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