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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. Who tells Roger about Brianna's pregnancy in Chapter 60?

2. What items do Jamie, Ian, and Claire take to trade with the Tuscarora Indians in Chapter 53?

3. Who joins Alexandre in his execution in Chapter 60?

4. What illness do the passengers appear to have when they are allowed back up on deck in Chapter 38?

5. What is the cause of tension between Brianna and Jamie when they finally meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jocasta want Brianna to find a man to marry?

2. With whom does Brianna arrange to meet privately? For what reason?

3. Why does Brianna buy the servant she buys?

4. What story does Lizzie tell Claire and Jamie that convinces them that their daughter has been the victim of assault at Roger's hands?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Roger react to having been sold to the Indians?

10. Who asks Jocasta to marry him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Love

2) Family

3) Crime

4) Time Travel.

Essay Topic 2

What is a shaman? Who is the shaman who comes to visit Claire? What does this shaman give to Claire to help her protect herself and her people? What happens to the shaman? What does Claire take that is supposed to keep the shaman's spirit with her always? Does it? Do shaman have special healing powers? Does Claire use these powers to help people? Is Claire a shaman?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Stephen Bonnet? Why does Jamie help him escape hanging? When does Jamie meet Bonnet next? How does Bonnet show gratitude? Why does Brianna arrange to meet with Bonnet alone? What happens at this meeting? How does this encounter change Brianna's life? What does Brianna choose to do with her new future? What choice does Roger make in regard to Brianna's trauma?

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