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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. Whose shirt is Jamie wearing in Part 7, Chapter 37?

2. What does Murtagh force Jamie to drink in order to put him to sleep while they are on the boat?

3. What is the name of MacRannoch's wife?

4. What is the name of the Franciscan priest with whom Claire strikes up a friendship?

5. What is the name of the housekeeper at Jamie's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the young Alex MacGregor die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do Claire and her group get Jamie out of prison?

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

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

Analyze the coherence of this novel with respect to plot. Do you think the author wrote a strong novel, or does she introduce elements and never incorporate them successfully?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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