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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 is the next stumbling block to Serena and Brigham getting married?
2. What does the Prince decide about a battle at Drumossie Moor?
3. What happens when everyone in the cave is threatened by English soldiers?
4. Who arrives in Edinburgh to surprise Brigham, Coll and Ian?
5. After learning about the duel, what does Serena tell Brigham when she goes to his room?
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. What does Brigham say when she tells him there is nothing she denies him? Explain why he feels that way?
3. After burying their father, what does Serena and Malcolm do? Why?
4. Why is Serena so upset when Brigham finds her near the water?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. What is Serena struggling with during the three weeks in Holyrood House?
8. What happens when five dragoons find Serena and the rest hiding in the cave?
9. What happens as the group of Highlanders move eastward? Explain why this happens?
10. When Serena and the rest of the family arrive in Edinburgh, what does Brigham do? What happens as a result of it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain what influences the strength of the Scottish Highlanders as they go to war. Give examples of how this is demonstrated in the story.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the politics involved in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales that sets the climate for the war in 1745.
Essay Topic 3
Why is the ending of this story actually a beginning? What feelings do Serena and Brigham express as they prepare to leave. What hopes do they take with them?
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