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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. How does the duel between Bringham and the Colonel end?
(a) Standish is dead and Brigham doesn't have a mark on him.
(b) Brigham is wounded and Standish runs away.
(c) Brigham is nearly killed and concedes.
(d) Brigham is wounded, but Standish is dead.

2. What teasing warning does Serena give Brigham about ever having a mistress?
(a) She packs his bags and leaves them outside.
(b) She kills her and him, but him more horribly.
(c) She divorces him.
(d) She throws him out on his ear.

3. What happens as Serena thinks about looking outside the cave for her brothers?
(a) Her brother's return.
(b) She goes into labor.
(c) The baby starts to cry.
(d) A dragoon comes into the opening of the cave.

4. Back at Glenroe, what do Serena and Malcolm do when they learn the English are getting closer?
(a) The prepare a secret passage into the basement.
(b) They have a hut deep in the forest they stock as a hiding place.
(c) They plan to stock up a cave to hide in if they have to leave.
(d) They plan an escape route to Ireland.

5. When they leave the reception in honor of their wedding, where does Brigham carry Serena?
(a) To their room at the hotel.
(b) To his room at Holyrood.
(c) To the infirmary.
(d) To the dancefloor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Serena asks Brigham to make love with her?

2. Why does Brigham want them to travel to Skye?

3. When does the March finally begin?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Brigham ask Serena to do if something happens to him?

5. After being back in London for six weeks, what does Brigham discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What happens in the fight just south of Stirling regarding the battle and the personal toll?

4. Where does the family go now that the cave is no longer safe?

5. What does Brigham reply when Serena asks why he fights Standish? Explain what he means.

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

7. What does Brigham think is wrong with the battleground at Drumossie Moor?

8. What does Brigham wonder about the men and their understanding about the battles they win?

9. 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?

10. What bothers Brigham about the English officer named Standish? Why does he join the game where Standish is playing a game of dice? What does Brigham do, and why?

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