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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. In Part 5, Chapter 27, who offers to gather some apples in the orchard for Jenny?

2. How many daughters does Dougal have?

3. What is the name of the boy who was supposed to gather all the cattle before a coming storm?

4. How many sons does Mrs. MacNab have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claire break the lock on Jamie's chains?

2. 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?

3. Describe the Redcoat Claire chases in Part 7, Chapter 37.

4. In Part 7, Chapter 40, when Jamie continues his story of what happened between Captain Randall and him, what does he say Randall wanted?

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

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

7. Why does Jamie carry a dried mole's foot with him at all times?

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

9. Describe Jamie's home.

10. Where does Jamie want to go when he mentions his plans to leave Lallybroch on an errand in Part 5, Chapter 28, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Murtagh and his role as a minor character throughout the novel. What do you know about him? How does he propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 2

What happens in the scene in which Claire pretends to be Captain Randall in order to exorcise the terror from Jamie? Is she successful? How much does she endanger herself in those moments? Do you think the scene makes sense within the rest of the novel and within Claire's character?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting in a few different scenes in the novel. How does the setting work with the characters to move the plot forward? How does the setting inhibit the characters' action?

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