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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After telling Roger about the vaccination scar on Geillis' arm, what does Claire state that she believes about Geillis?
(a) She really was a witch.
(b) She'd been betrayed by her lover.
(c) That she's there now.
(d) That Geillis had a twin.

2. With English troops surrounding the building where Claire and others are hiding, what plan does Jamie devise?
(a) To climb to higher ground and attack from above.
(b) To get Murtagh to cause a distraction.
(c) To have Claire sneak away so she can deliver a message.
(d) To pretend that Claire is their English woman hostage.

3. In Chapter 39, what instructions does Charles give Jamie regarding battle plans?
(a) Take the battle to the south.
(b) Protect him at all costs.
(c) Head north.
(d) Delay the battle.

4. How does Mary feel about having to wed Jack Randall?
(a) Elation.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Rage.

5. When Claire hides inside a building with Dougal, Rupert, Willie, and others, who is hurt badly?
(a) Willie.
(b) Rupert.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Dougal.

6. While the English detain her for information, Claire is taken to a house where who else is staying?
(a) Mary.
(b) Hildegarde.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Charles.

7. At the end of the book, what does Brianna come to realize regarding her mother's tale?
(a) She cannot forgive her mother for what she did.
(b) That it's all true, the whole story.
(c) It is a complete lie.
(d) Claire has obviously gone insane.

8. What is Jamie's nickname during the battles between the Scots and the English?
(a) Red Chieftain.
(b) Jamie The Brave.
(c) Fierce Warrior.
(d) Red Jamie.

9. Claire mentions to Roger the possibility that Geillis could be:
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His great, great-grandmother.
(c) An ancestor on his mother's side.
(d) His mother.

10. While Claire is in Edinburgh, who asks her to come along on visits to see Alex?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jenny.

11. After Jamie and Claire leave Beauly, Lord Lovat sends word that he will what?
(a) No longer have anything to do with Jamie.
(b) Have surgery.
(c) Supply battle armor for 200 men.
(d) Send 200 men to aid Charles.

12. In Chapter 43, where does Jamie lead his men?
(a) To Hawley Stirling.
(b) To Lord Lovat.
(c) To George Murray.
(d) To Alex Randall.

13. Even though she is going to marry another man, whose child is Mary carrying?
(a) Alex's.
(b) The Duke's.
(c) Jack's.
(d) Murtagh's.

14. Before the two say farewell to each other for the last time, Claire is startled when Jamie tells her:
(a) He knows she's pregnant again.
(b) He's deserting his men.
(c) To save his men, he must leave her behind.
(d) He's in love with Mary.

15. What ailment does Claire tell Jamie's grandfather that he has?
(a) A hernia.
(b) An ulcer.
(c) Prostatitis.
(d) Dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many troops are marching to Stirling Castle?

2. When Claire, Brianna, and Roger are together at the standing stones, from what does Roger black out?

3. When Claire tells Brianna that Jaime is her father, how does Brianna react?

4. What event does Claire read about when she is looking through Geillis's notebook?

5. Upon telling Alex he doesn't have long to live, Claire feels:

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