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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Part 3, Chapter 12, what is the destination of the group's trip to collect rent from their lands?
(a) Wentworth Prison.
(b) France.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Fort William.

2. What is the name of Colum Mackenzie's son?
(a) Philip.
(b) Hamish.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Dougal.

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

4. With what offense is the tanner's lad charged in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Taking the Lord's name in vain.
(b) Criminal mischief.
(c) Murder.
(d) Stealing.

5. 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) Dougal.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Colum Mackenzie.
(d) Claire.

6. What is the name of the fearsome stallion that is too wild to be ridden?
(a) Cobhar.
(b) Donas.
(c) Mo duinne.
(d) Thunderbolt.

7. 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) Bread and cheese.
(c) Money.
(d) A gun.

8. What does Jamie normally have in his hand while he is sleeping?
(a) A gun.
(b) A dirk.
(c) A rosary.
(d) His father's wedding ring.

9. What is the first medical procedure that Claire performs in her new surroundings?
(a) Curing a bacterial infection.
(b) Pushing a man's arm back into the shoulder socket.
(c) Removing an appendix.
(d) Stitching up a musket wound.

10. What language does Jamie speak to Claire in order to comfort her at the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

11. With whom did Claire live after the age of five?
(a) Mrs. Baird.
(b) Her grandparents.
(c) Uncle Lamb.
(d) Her parents.

12. What is the last name that Claire uses in her new life in the eighteenth century?
(a) McDonald.
(b) Beauchamp.
(c) Fraser.
(d) O'Connor.

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

14. How much money does Jamie receive from the Mackenzie rents per quarter?
(a) Twenty pounds.
(b) A hundred pounds.
(c) Thirty shillings.
(d) Five crowns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Claire at the opening of Part 3, Chapter 21?

2. Whose idea is it for Claire to marry Jamie?

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

4. What is the name of the character with whom Claire shares a horse in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 8, which character leaves the supper table in a rage?

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