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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brigham want to leave the cave as soon as possible?
(a) He's afraid they don't have enough food.
(b) He doesn't want to have Serena give birth in a cave.
(c) He doesn't like living in a cave.
(d) He doesn't want to die in a cave.

2. What does Serena do when she hears about the duel?
(a) She doesn't do anything.
(b) She cries because Brigham is hurt.
(c) She cheers that Standish is dead.
(d) She agrees to marry Brigham.

3. What does Brigham think about as his men moving back toward Inverness?
(a) How close the dragoons are to Glenroe.
(b) It is time to retreat.
(c) It is better to run than to die.
(d) It is time for a vacation.

4. What is the next stumbling block to Serena and Brigham getting married?
(a) Serena doesn't think she can make him happy.
(b) Serena doesn't think she can be an Earl's wife.
(c) Serena doesn't think she can live in a city.
(d) Serena doesn't think she can leave her parents.

5. What does Fiona tell Serena to do when she refuses to leave Brigham's side?
(a) To go to bed, she watches after him.
(b) To sit up all night if she wants to.
(c) To put her head on her lap as she does when she is a child.
(d) To stop being stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Prince finally proceed with the war?

2. What does Brigham say in the morning as he looks out over Drumossie Moor?

3. How does Serena feel about life at the royal court?

4. After being back in London for six weeks, what does Brigham discover?

5. What does Serena tell her mother she doesn't want to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the fight just south of Stirling regarding the battle and the personal toll?

2. What does Serena admit to her mother she is upset about marrying Brigham? What does Fiona tell Serena after realizing her daughter is so distressed over whether she marries Brigham or not?

3. Why does Brigham go to the men's club that evening, even though he is warned to leave? Doesn't he care that he is in danger?

4. After he returns to London, how does Brigham how does he feel about home? What else does he realize?

5. In Chapter Nine, why does Brigham follow Serena to her favorite place near the water? What does Serena ask him to do? What does he do?

6. What happens to Brigham and Coll as the battle at Drumossie Moor is lost to the Highlanders?

7. What does Brigham say when she tells him there is nothing she denies him? Explain why he feels that way?

8. What does Brigham reply when Serena asks why he fights Standish? Explain what he means.

9. After burying their father, what does Serena and Malcolm do? Why?

10. When Serena and the rest of the family arrive in Edinburgh, what does Brigham do? What happens as a result of it?

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