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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 do Jamie and Ian do while Jenny is in labor?

2. Of what did Captain Randall mostly speak during his torture of Jamie?

3. Of what religion is Claire?

4. Which boy does Jamie accept as a helper with the horses?

5. According to Jamie's story to Claire, what did Randall give him to drink when he returned after having freed Claire from Wentworth Prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 6, Chapter 34, why is Murtagh carrying Claire's medicine box?

2. How does Claire react when she feels the baby moving in Jenny's belly?

3. What is Geillis Duncan's message for Claire?

4. When Claire goes to sees Jamie in the beginning of Part 7, Chapter 39, Murtagh stops her before she gets to the door and tells her what?

5. Why does Jamie feel so dirty and unable to touch Claire?

6. When Claire meets the Franciscan priest in Part 7, Chapter 38, where is the priest going?

7. In Part 5, Chapter 27, what is the reason Jamie gives Claire for having married her?

8. According to Jenny, why do men make love to women?

9. What does Jamie do with the knife he requests in Part 7, Chapter 36?

10. According to the man whom Jenny questions, how did Jamie escape the Watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes of the novel is healing. Choose two or three scenes or symbols of healing from within the novel, and compare and contrast them. Remember that you may choose any scene or symbol, no matter how obscure, if you can defend your belief in its viability for this discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Remember the minor incident of Frank's seeing the ghost in Chapter 1. Does the scene make sense in light of the rest of the novel, or did the author simply introduce an event and then abandon it? Interpret the scene using your best literary-critical know-how.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of violence in the story. Do you find Claire's acceptance of violence respectable, given the circumstances, or do you find it distasteful?

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