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

2. How many daughters does Dougal have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. Which boy does Jamie accept as a helper with the horses?
(a) Mrs. Crook's son.
(b) Rabbie MacNab.
(c) Young Jamie.
(d) Alex MacGregor.

4. What does Claire use to break the lock on the chains that bind Jamie?
(a) A knife.
(b) An axe.
(c) A mallet.
(d) A wooden plank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the housekeeper of Lallybroch fix for Murtagh to eat?

2. What is the name of Jamie's home?

3. While Ian and Jamie are discussing business in Part 5, Chapter 30, what is Claire doing?

4. As Ian relates to Jamie, on what holiday did Jenny and he get married?

5. If Murtagh, Jamie, and Claire are captured by English soldiers, what is Claire supposed to pretend to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Geillis Duncan's message for Claire?

3. What is the gift that Claire has for Jamie at the end of the novel?

4. When Claire meets the Franciscan priest in Part 7, Chapter 38, where is the priest going?

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

6. How did the young Alex MacGregor die?

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

8. What does Claire want Father Anselm to do for her, and how does he react?

9. According to the man whom Jenny questions, how did Jamie escape the Watch?

10. How does Claire react when she feels the baby moving in Jenny's belly?

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