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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. According to the story Jamie tells Claire, what did he call his father the last time he received a beating?

2. What color dress does Claire wear for the holiday events?

3. What type of fish do the fish pools at the abbey contain?

4. How long does Jenny say it takes to make beeswax candles, from start to finish?

5. What is the name of the man who owns the estate to which Claire is taken in Part 7, Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Jenny tells the others, what did she do when she realized that Captain Randall was unable to rape her?

3. Why does Jamie carry a dried mole's foot with him at all times?

4. What does the Franciscan priest teach Claire to do during the night when she is not sleeping?

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

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

7. When Claire first finds Jamie in Part 7, Chapter 35, why does he look so haggard despite apparently not having been beaten?

8. What happened when Jamie told his father that corporal punishment was "barbarous"?

9. What is the gift that Claire has for Jamie at the end of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens in the scene in which Claire pretends to be Captain Randall in order to exorcise the terror from Jamie? Is she successful? How much does she endanger herself in those moments? Do you think the scene makes sense within the rest of the novel and within Claire's character?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Claire's two marriages, particularly her compatibility with Frank and with Jamie. Do you think she made the right decision when she chose to stay with Jamie? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jenny's pregnancy provides the opportunity for an extended use of metaphor in Chapter 30. Describe the author's use of metaphor and its strategical importance in describing an abstract concept. Do you think Jenny could have described pregnancy to her male listeners without using metaphor? Why or why not?

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