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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 Brigham think they should do about the war?

2. Why does the Earl of Whitesmouth visit Brigham at his home?

3. Why does Brigham remember the name Colonel Standish?

4. 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?

5. What does Brigham see happening to Coll during the battle of Drumossie Moor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What does Malcolm admit he is upset about when he talks with Brigham? How does Brigham react to what Malcolm tells him? What does Brigham tell Malcolm?

8. What is Serena struggling with during the three weeks in Holyrood House?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give examples of how Commander O'Sullivan and Commander Murray differ in their war tactics and what results in the situations where they disagreed.

Essay Topic 2

What is it about Brigham that he so easily builds a trusting relationship with young Malcolm?

Essay Topic 3

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

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