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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Filled with gossip, what does Malcolm tell Brigham about Maggie?
(a) That she is homesick.
(b) That she is going to divorce Coll if he goes to war.
(c) That she is going to have a baby.
(d) That she is going back to the MacDonald clan.

2. As the first cannon explodes near Culloden House what is happening at Glenroe?
(a) Malcolm runs away to fight.
(b) Fiona suggests they pack their things.
(c) Serena and the family go to the cave.
(d) Maggie is in labor.

3. Who dies in the battle at Stirling?
(a) Prince Charles.
(b) Coll.
(c) Ian.
(d) Brigham.

4. What are Brigham's final words on the subject of marriage before the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) That he never loves another but her.
(b) That he speaks to her father when he returns to London.
(c) That he marries her if he has to tie her up for the wedding.
(d) That he brings a preacher back from London.

5. In the final pages of Chapter Thirteen, after the battle when some of the men want to go after the English army, what does Brigham say?
(a) The English dead should be buried.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) They should to tend to their men.
(d) Their own dead and wounded will be taken back to Inverness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Commander Murray tell Prince Charles about the land at Drumossie Moor?

2. After nearly three weeks of rest, what are Coll and Brigham thinking?

3. How does Murray advise the Prince to proceed with the war?

4. What does the Prince decide about a battle at Drumossie Moor?

5. Who does Bringham warn to leave London soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Serena and the rest of the family arrive in Edinburgh, what does Brigham do? What happens as a result of it?

2. How does the author handle the crossover between what is happening in Glenroe at the same time as the battle near Culloden House? How do each progress?

3. In Chapter Nine, why does Brigham follow Serena to her favorite place near the water? What does Serena ask him to do? What does he do?

4. What does Brigham say when she tells him there is nothing she denies him? Explain why he feels that way?

5. Why does Brigham go to the men's club that evening, even though he is warned to leave? Doesn't he care that he is in danger?

6. After burying their father, what does Serena and Malcolm do? Why?

7. What happens when five dragoons find Serena and the rest hiding in the cave?

8. What happens as the group of Highlanders move eastward? Explain why this happens?

9. Why is Serena so upset when Brigham finds her near the water?

10. What does Brigham learn from the earl of Whitesmouth?

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