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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Jenny and her husband have, including the one who is as yet unborn?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. According to Dougal's story of Jamie's flogging, what did Jamie steal immediately before he attempted to escape Captain Randall and his garrison?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A gun.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Money.

3. Where do Frank and Claire go to observe the Scottish women's ancient rituals?
(a) Church.
(b) The pub.
(c) Craigh na Dun.
(d) Castle Leoch.

4. Captain Randall's speech carries the accent of which geographical area?
(a) Essex.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Northumbria.
(d) Liverpool.

5. How long has Dougal been married to his wife?
(a) Two months.
(b) Nineteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty-four years.

6. What gift does Colum Mackenzie give Claire in Part 4, Chapter 24?
(a) Linen sheets.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A quill.

7. Who is the first person Claire meets when she wakes up in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jonathan Randall.
(c) Colum Mackenzie.
(d) Jamie.

8. In Part 3, Chapter 22, Claire notes that the play of light on Jamie's face makes him look like what?
(a) A character from Dante's Inferno.
(b) A little boy.
(c) Donatello's angel.
(d) Louis Pasteur.

9. What instrument is used at a witch trial to determine whether a witch can feel pain?
(a) A soldering iron.
(b) A whip.
(c) A witch-pricker.
(d) A dirk.

10. What does "Broch Tuarach" mean?
(a) "Southern winds."
(b) "No mercy."
(c) "The north-facing tower."
(d) "High and mighty."

11. What injures Father Bain in Part 4, Chapter 24?
(a) A wild boar.
(b) A fall from a horse.
(c) Wolves.
(d) A pack of dogs.

12. Who made the wedding ring that Jamie gives to Claire?
(a) Peter.
(b) Old Alec.
(c) Ewen the armorer.
(d) Munro.

13. When the men and Claire leave the castle to collect rent from the surrounding lands in Part 3, Chapter 11, who is the leader of the group?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Colum Mackenzie.
(c) Claire.
(d) Dougal.

14. When Claire mentions the Duke of Sandringham in Part 3, Chapter 21, what does Captain Randall spill in his lap?
(a) Ink.
(b) Tea.
(c) Ale.
(d) Coffee.

15. Geillis Duncan reveals that Arthur died of what?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Choking.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Part 3, Chapter 12, what is the destination of the group's trip to collect rent from their lands?

2. Claire realizes that which character has also arrived in the eighteenth century from a different time?

3. Who sees Claire watching the water creature in Part 3, Chapter 19?

4. According to Jamie, who killed the sergeant-major and blamed it on him?

5. Who reads Claire's fortune?

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