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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jamie normally have in his hand while he is sleeping?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A gun.
(c) A dirk.
(d) His father's wedding ring.

2. After marrying Jamie, what is Claire's relation to Colum Mackenzie?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Daughter-in-law.
(c) Niece.
(d) Servant.

3. What type of weapon does Rupert teach Claire to use in Part 3, Chapter 18?
(a) Crossbow.
(b) Gun.
(c) Knife.
(d) Quarterstaff.

4. What is the name of the inn at which Jamie and Claire arrive in Part 3, Chapter 23?
(a) The Quarterhorse.
(b) Saxony's Finest.
(c) The Red Boar.
(d) Loch Ness Inn.

5. What is Jamie's cousin, Alexander Fraser, by way of profession?
(a) A physician.
(b) A professor.
(c) An abbot.
(d) A journalist.

6. When Claire is observing Jamie in Part 3, Chapter 15, to what biblical character does she liken him?
(a) Esau.
(b) Moses.
(c) David.
(d) Abraham.

7. Who made the wedding ring that Jamie gives to Claire?
(a) Peter.
(b) Old Alec.
(c) Ewen the armorer.
(d) Munro.

8. What is the name of the fearsome stallion that is too wild to be ridden?
(a) Mo duinne.
(b) Donas.
(c) Cobhar.
(d) Thunderbolt.

9. In Part 3, Chapter 18, who amuses the group by telling stories of waterhorses?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Dougal.
(c) Claire.
(d) Rupert.

10. What gift does Colum Mackenzie give Claire in Part 4, Chapter 24?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) Linen sheets.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A quill.

11. What is the first medical procedure that Claire performs in her new surroundings?
(a) Pushing a man's arm back into the shoulder socket.
(b) Removing an appendix.
(c) Curing a bacterial infection.
(d) Stitching up a musket wound.

12. Claire realizes that which character has also arrived in the eighteenth century from a different time?
(a) The Duke of Sandringham.
(b) Laoghaire.
(c) Geillis Duncan.
(d) Captain Randall.

13. According to Dougal's story of Jamie's flogging, what did Jamie steal immediately before he attempted to escape Captain Randall and his garrison?
(a) A gun.
(b) Money.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) Bread and cheese.

14. When the group returns to Castle Leoch in Part 3, Chapter 23, who is particularly eager to see Jamie?
(a) Laoghaire.
(b) Stella.
(c) Colum Mackenzie.
(d) Frank Randall.

15. What is the name of Castle Leoch's previous healer?
(a) Davie Beaton.
(b) Dr. Wakefield.
(c) Jonathan Randall.
(d) Mrs. Baird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jamie's coworker in tending the horses?

2. In what country is this novel set?

3. At the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 21, what does Claire remove from her sleeve?

4. What is the name of Geillis Duncan's husband?

5. Who is the proprietor and housekeeper of the inn where Claire and Frank are staying?

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