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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. In Chapter Nine when Serena is out riding, what is she thinking Brigham does after the war?
(a) Return to her.
(b) Find another woman.
(c) Return to London.
(d) Travel abroad.

2. 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) All the answers are correct.
(b) Their own dead and wounded will be taken back to Inverness.
(c) The English dead should be buried.
(d) They should to tend to their men.

3. Who does Bringham warn to leave London soon?
(a) Miltway.
(b) Alice Beesley.
(c) Viscount Leighton.
(d) Parkins.

4. 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.

5. Seeing the battle is lost, what do Brigham and Coll finally decide to do?
(a) They decide to head for Glenroe to get the family to safety.
(b) They decide to fight some more.
(c) They decide to hide.
(d) They decide to get some sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Brigham join the game of dice with Colonel Standish?

4. What happens when everyone in the cave is threatened by English soldiers?

5. After learning about the duel, what does Serena tell Brigham when she goes to his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After he returns to London, how does Brigham how does he feel about home? What else does he realize?

3. What happens when the Scots reach Edinburgh? What does Brigham and Coll say about what is happening after they took the city?

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

5. What happens to Brigham and Coll as the battle at Drumossie Moor is lost to the Highlanders?

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

7. 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?

8. What surprise does Brigham have when he comes to in the cave?

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

10. How many men are there when the standard is raised at Glenfinnan? Is that a sufficient number to go to war? If not, why do they proceed?

(see the answer keys)

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