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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. Whom does Jenny blame for what happened to Jamie and to their father at the hands of Captain Randall?

2. What is the name of the first girl Jamie kissed?

3. When Claire goes to check on Jamie in Part 7, Chapter 40, who has been taking care of him?

4. What does Claire do to the Redcoat she chases in Part 7, Chapter 37?

5. According to Ian, what direction did the Watch take Jamie in Part 5, Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Jenny tells the others, what did she do when she realized that Captain Randall was unable to rape her?

2. How does Claire's companion keep Claire from having to talk to the English soldiers and betray her English accent?

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

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

5. What does Jamie do with the knife he requests in Part 7, Chapter 36?

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

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

8. How did the young Alex MacGregor die?

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

10. Why does Jamie feel so dirty and unable to touch Claire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Claire's behavior as a woman in the 1940s and in the 1740s. In which setting does she appear more competent? In which setting does she appear more at ease or more natural? Do you think she adapts easily to a new culture, or does she continue to make cultural errors throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of violence in the story. Do you find Claire's acceptance of violence respectable, given the circumstances, or do you find it distasteful?

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