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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date scheduled for Jamie's execution?
(a) September 30.
(b) November 2.
(c) July 12.
(d) December 23.

2. What does Claire do to the Redcoat she chases in Part 7, Chapter 37?
(a) Ties him to a tree.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Confiscates his horse.
(d) Threatens him with death.

3. While Murtagh and Claire are looking for Jamie, what does Claire do in addition to tending the sick people they meet?
(a) Hunts medicinal herbs.
(b) Tells fortunes.
(c) Cooks community breakfasts.
(d) Darns socks.

4. While Ian and Jamie are discussing business in Part 5, Chapter 30, what is Claire doing?
(a) Grinding medicines with a mortar and pestle.
(b) Baking.
(c) Writing recipes.
(d) Washing clothes.

5. In Part 5, Chapter 33, who announces that the English have captured Jamie?
(a) Ronald MacNab.
(b) Murtagh.
(c) Ian.
(d) Dougal.

6. Who remains in the room with Jamie and Claire when Jenny and Ian go to bed in Part 5, Chapter 30?
(a) Mrs. MacNab.
(b) Young Jamie.
(c) Bran.
(d) Murtagh.

7. What type of ointment does Claire use to help Jamie's back heal in Part 7, Chapter 40?
(a) Bag balm.
(b) Triple antibiotic ointment.
(c) Dandelion wine.
(d) Marigold salve.

8. What book does Claire read to try to ease the pain of having heard Jamie's story in Part 7, Chapter 39?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Gilgamesh.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) Macbeth.

9. As the beginning of Part 7, Chapter 41 mentions, where does Claire think she and Jamie might go after he heals?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Rome.

10. When Claire wakes up in Part 7, Chapter 40, Father Anselm tells her that she has been asleep for how long?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Three days.

11. What is the name of the Franciscan priest with whom Claire strikes up a friendship?
(a) Father Herbert.
(b) Father Anselm.
(c) Father Augustine.
(d) Father Thomas.

12. What does the housekeeper of Lallybroch fix for Murtagh to eat?
(a) Herring.
(b) Bannocks.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Vegetable soup.

13. In Part 5, Chapter 33, whom does Jenny find to replace her on the hunt for Jamie?
(a) Ian.
(b) Captain Randall.
(c) Murtagh.
(d) Dougal.

14. What does Jenny describe in Part 5, Chapter 30?
(a) Flu.
(b) Learning to swim.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Menstruation.

15. What is the scent that bothers Jamie so much in Part 7, Chapter 38?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which monk tends Jamie's wounds?

2. How long does Jenny say it takes to make beeswax candles, from start to finish?

3. Where did the English take Jamie?

4. As Jamie tells Claire, what was the name by which Captain Randall called Jamie?

5. According to Jamie's story to Claire, what did Randall give him to drink when he returned after having freed Claire from Wentworth Prison?

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