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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the proprietor and housekeeper of the inn where Claire and Frank are staying?

2. What type of dog is Bran?

3. What is the name of the character with whom Claire shares a horse in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. How long has Dougal been married to his wife?

5. What gift does Claire receive from Munro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the men who attack Dougal's group in Part 3, Chapter 18, and why do they attack the group?

2. Why does Jamie sleep in the hall in front of Claire's door in Part 3, Chapter 12?

3. Describe the Duke of Sandringham.

4. Describe the ring that Claire gives back to Jamie after Chapter 14's major event.

5. As Claire reveals to Jamie, how did she know Arthur Duncan's immediate cause of death?

6. Why does Geordie die?

7. Describe the wedding ring that Jamie gives Claire.

8. What happens in Part 3, Chapter 19, to make Peter run away in fright?

9. According to Geillis, why did Laoghaire leave the bad luck charm under Claire's pillow?

10. Describe the Scottish women's early morning ritual on the hill, as Claire observes it in Part 1, Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Villainy is a strong theme in this novel. Compare Captain Randall with Dougal and with Wentworth Prison. How are the three similar? How is Captain Randall the villain par excellence? Is there any moment in which the reader can feel compassion for Captain Randall, or is he unmitigatedly evil? Can the reader feel compassion or sympathy for Dougal or for Wentworth Prison in some way?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the few chapters in which Jamie serves as laird of Lallybroch. Do you think the confidence and capability you see in him as a leader in those chapters carries over into later chapters, or does he develop into a leader for a moment and then revert to his ruffian self afterward?

Essay Topic 3

Describe two major themes that occur throughout the novel, and explicate the ways in which the author discusses them.

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