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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's inside the unmarked packages Claire receives from time to time?

2. What past mistake does Colum MacKenzie apologize to Claire for?

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

4. What does Alex announce to the small group gathered around him when he is close to death?

5. When Ian and Jamie wonder when the new crop that everyone in Lallybroch has planted will be ready to pick, what does Fergus suggest?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jamie and Claire leave his grandfather's residence and meet up again with Ian, what disturbing fact do they realize?

2. What series of events brings Jamie to share with Ian the whole story of the torture he went through at the hands of Jack Randall?

3. What piece of information does Roger give to Claire about Jamie?

4. Before Jamie goes to Stirling, what two key pieces of information does Claire share with him about Geillis Duncan?

5. After Dougal dies by Jamie's blade, what does Jamie realize regarding Claire?

6. When Jamie and Claire arrive at Beaufort Castle, how does his grandfather greet them?

7. Claire knows where and when the grandfather will die. Why is she conflicted over this information?

8. How does Claire feel about going with the English troops?

9. Why does Colum MacKenzie ask Claire if she has anything he can use to kill himself?

10. How does Claire hope to help Geillis, whom she believes to be here now in the present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dragonfly in Amber goes into great detail describing the relationships between characters. Choose ONE of the following relationships and describe it in detail. What defines this relationship? How is it unique from other relationships in the book?

1. Claire and Jamie.

2. Jamie and Fergus.

3. Brianna and Roger.

Essay Topic 2

Ultimately, Jamie and Claire are separated, with Claire returning to the 1940s.

Part 1) Was it necessary for Claire to leave Jamie when she did? Why or why not?

Part 2) What might have happened if instead she stayed behind?

Part 3) Under the circumstances, do you feel their separation is justified? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

A running theme in the story is that of overcoming loss. Select a passage from the book to answer the following:

Part 1) What loss is experienced in the passage? By whom?

Part 2) What is the immediate reaction to the loss?

Part 3) How is the loss ultimately overcome?

Part 4) Did any character(s) grow as a result of the loss? In what way? Explain.

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