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

2. Who helps Claire choose good medicinal herbs in Part 5, Chapter 28?
(a) Geillis Duncan.
(b) Mrs. MacNab.
(c) Mrs. Fitzgibbons.
(d) Jenny.

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

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

5. What is the name of the first girl Jamie kissed?
(a) Claire.
(b) Molly.
(c) Laoghaire.
(d) Tibby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did Jamie's brother Willie die?

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

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

4. What does Claire use to break the lock on the chains that bind Jamie?

5. Where does Claire hide her dagger in Part 7, Chapter 36, just in case she needs to face the English and defend herself and Jamie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Jamie glad that Claire is barren?

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

6. In Part 6, Chapter 34, why is Murtagh carrying Claire's medicine box?

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

8. As Jamie tells Claire in Part 7, Chapter 41, why did he ask her to let him die in the immediate aftermath of his escape from Wentworth Prison?

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

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

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