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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jamie tells Claire, what was the name by which Captain Randall called Jamie?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Alex.
(d) William.

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

3. How old was Jamie when his father first beat him as punishment?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eight.

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

5. In Part 5, Chapter 32, what is Claire cooking for dessert?
(a) Cherry cobbler.
(b) Brose pudding.
(c) Brownies.
(d) Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is the dress made that Jenny is wearing in Part 5, Chapter 27?

2. Which monk tends the abbey's greenhouse expertly, including watching over the growth of medicinal herbs?

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

4. What does Murtagh force Jamie to drink in order to put him to sleep while they are on the boat?

5. What is the name of the housekeeper at Jamie's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamie do with the knife he requests in Part 7, Chapter 36?

2. Describe Jamie's home.

3. Why is Jamie glad that Claire is barren?

4. When Claire first finds Jamie in Part 7, Chapter 35, why does he look so haggard despite apparently not having been beaten?

5. As Jenny tells the others, what did she do when she realized that Captain Randall was unable to rape her?

6. As the reader finds out in Part 7, Chapter 37, why has Jamie been so loath to go to France, much less to America?

7. In Part 5, Chapter 27, what is the reason Jamie gives Claire for having married her?

8. How did the young Alex MacGregor die?

9. What does the Franciscan priest teach Claire to do during the night when she is not sleeping?

10. According to Jenny, why do men make love to women?

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