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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. After Claire leaves Wentworth Prison in Part 7, Chapter 35, what does Rupert offer her to make her feel better?

2. In Part 5, Chapter 33, who announces that the English have captured Jamie?

3. According to Jamie's story to Claire, what did Randall give him to drink when he returned after having freed Claire from Wentworth Prison?

4. Who remains in the room with Jamie and Claire when Jenny and Ian go to bed in Part 5, Chapter 30?

5. When he is talking to the Redcoats in Part 7, Chapter 37, where does Murtagh pretend he wants to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Jamie told his father that corporal punishment was "barbarous"?

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

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

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

6. Why is Jamie glad that Claire is barren?

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

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

9. Describe Jamie's home.

10. Why did the Watch not kill Ian when they captured Jamie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the setting of Scotland in the 1940s and Scotland in the 1740s. How are they similar? How are they different? What are the elements that are present in each, and what elements only occur in one setting or the other?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes of the novel is healing. Choose two or three scenes or symbols of healing from within the novel, and compare and contrast them. Remember that you may choose any scene or symbol, no matter how obscure, if you can defend your belief in its viability for this discussion.

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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