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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. What does Claire kill while she is escaping Wentworth Prison?

2. Of what is the dress made that Jenny is wearing in Part 5, Chapter 27?

3. Who is in charge of Wentworth Prison?

4. According to the story Jamie tells Claire, what did he call his father the last time he received a beating?

5. What is the pet name by which Jamie calls Jenny?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the young Alex MacGregor die?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Frank Randall and Captain Jonathan Randall. How does Claire initially respond to Captain Randall, given that he looks so much like Frank? Does Captain Randall's treachery eventually affect Claire's memory of Frank? Support your opinions with details from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Jenny's pregnancy provides the opportunity for an extended use of metaphor in Chapter 30. Describe the author's use of metaphor and its strategical importance in describing an abstract concept. Do you think Jenny could have described pregnancy to her male listeners without using metaphor? Why or why not?

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