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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 Serena think about while she rests from her ride?

2. What does Serena do to Brigham that has him lifting her off her feet?

3. What does Ian plan to disguise the meeting of the clans?

4. Who tries to pacify Coll saying they take him for a walk?

5. What does Maggie say when Coll finally asks her to marry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. When are bagpipes most often used?

2. What does Fiona tell Serena about meeting her father that surprises Serena?

3. What does Brigham realize after getting over the shock of seeing Serena with blood all over her skirt?

4. How does Brigham get along with Ian MacGregor, Serena and Coll's father?

5. How does Maggie tease Serena when she does nothing but deny any interest in Brigham?

6. What surprises Serena about Brigham's kisses?

7. What is Serena thinking about as she churns butter hard enough to turn it rancid?

8. Why does Brigham remind his groom, Jem, to remember Malcolm is young and impressionable?

9. What happens when Brigham sees how Serena looks at the ball?

10. Why does the Captain beat and rape Fiona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is it about the Scots that make them so different from the English? Is it just their language, customs or beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

What concerns Brigham as he looks at the battlefield at Drumossie Moor? What military strategy does he recommend? Why? What is the result?

Essay Topic 3

What changes after the Scots take Edinburgh? Does this influence the outcome of the war? How?

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