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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. Who created the tombstone Claire saw for Jamie in Scotland?

2. What medical condition does Brianna confess to Claire in Chapter 44?

3. Why is Brianna forced to stop her journey when she reaches Wilmington in Chapter 40?

4. What job does Roger get on a ship traveling to America in Chapter 36?

5. Why does Brianna need to buy a servant in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Brianna tell her mother could be the father of her baby?

2. How does Roger react to having been sold to the Indians?

3. Who asks Jocasta to marry him?

4. With whom does Brianna visit when she arrives in 1769?

5. What story does Lizzie tell Claire and Jamie that convinces them that their daughter has been the victim of assault at Roger's hands?

6. Where does Brianna go for the duration of her pregnancy?

7. Whose life does Roger place his own life on the line for?

8. Why do the Mohawks want to keep Alexandre captive?

9. What job does Roger take when he attempts to make his way to America?

10. What does Brianna learn about Lord John Grey that she uses to force him to become her fiance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel describes what happens when one woman travels in time. Discuss how Claire's actions have affected the lives of the people around her, including the people of the past and the present. Discuss what Jamie's life would have been like if Claire had never traveled in time, what Claire changed by traveling in time, and how those changes might have changed the future. Also discuss how Brianna's birth may have caused a change in time, leading to a disruption of the future. Discuss time travel and all its inherent dangers, especially those suggested or glossed over in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Love

2) Family

3) Crime

4) Time Travel.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Roger Wakefield? What role does he play in Brianna's life? How is Roger related to Jamie Fraser and his family? How does Roger save his own great grandmother six times removed? Why? Was this intentional? Could this change Roger's life in the 1970s? Why does Roger follow Brianna to the 1770s? How doe he follow her? What knowledge does Roger's relative, Fiona, have that helps him? What happens to Roger when he arrives in the past?

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