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

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

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

4. Who is Alexandre?

5. Who does Brianna arrange to meet alone in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What medical procedure does Claire suggest she might perform on Brianna to make her life easier?

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

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

4. Why does Brianna give her son the last name Mackenzie?

5. What sex is Brianna's baby? Who offers to become the child's legal father?

6. Why does Brianna buy the servant she buys?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Abernathy? What is his role in the novel? How is he related to Brianna? What does Dr. Abernathy represent to Brianna? What was Dr. Abernathy's relationship to Claire? Does Dr. Abernathy know about Claire's time travel? How does Dr. Abernathy help or hinder Brianna in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Define and find examples of each of the following elements of style in the novel:

1) Metaphor

2) Simile

3) Symbolism

4) Theme.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in detail:

1) Moon walk

2) Celtic Festival

3) Mount Helicon.

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