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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group of people do Claire and Murtagh meet near Belladrum in Part 6, Chapter 34?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) The Watch.
(c) Redcoats.
(d) Musicians.

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

3. What is the name of the boy who was supposed to gather all the cattle before a coming storm?
(a) David.
(b) Reuben.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Absalom.

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) Washing clothes.
(d) Writing recipes.

5. What is the name of the housekeeper at Jamie's home?
(a) Mrs. Horrocks.
(b) Mrs. Fitzgibbons.
(c) Mrs. Mackenzie.
(d) Mrs. Crook.

6. According to Murtagh's story in Part 7, Chapter 36, who once killed a boar with a dagger?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Ian.
(c) MacRannoch.
(d) Dougal.

7. What does Claire do when she visits the tenants' cottages?
(a) Babysits.
(b) Takes them food and medicine.
(c) Collects rent.
(d) Counts their livestock for a census.

8. At the end of Part 5, Chapter 30, what word does Jamie use to describe how he feels after having drunk with Ian?
(a) Exhilarated.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Sad.
(d) Maudlin.

9. When does Jenny rejoin the family's goings-on after giving birth?
(a) The next day.
(b) A week later.
(c) Two months later.
(d) Three days later.

10. How many sons does Mrs. MacNab have?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

11. Which object does the box of Jamie's personal effects, brought by the prison employee in Part 7, Chapter 35, NOT contain?
(a) A dried mole's foot.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A razor.
(d) A piece of glass.

12. What is the name of the person Jenny ties to a tree in Part 5, Chapter 33?
(a) Ronald MacNab.
(b) Robert MacDonald.
(c) Ian Murray.
(d) Eustace MacGregor.

13. Where did the English take Jamie?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Fort William.
(c) London.
(d) Wentworth Prison.

14. When Claire goes to check on Jamie in Part 7, Chapter 40, who has been taking care of him?
(a) Abbot Alexander.
(b) Brother Roger.
(c) Brother Ambrose.
(d) Brother Polydore.

15. What does Claire kill while she is escaping Wentworth Prison?
(a) A feral cat.
(b) A bear.
(c) Captain Randall.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire do to the Redcoat she chases in Part 7, Chapter 37?

2. What type of fish do the fish pools at the abbey contain?

3. What is the name of the first girl Jamie kissed?

4. In what year was Jamie's house built?

5. Who helps Claire bring down Jamie's fever?

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