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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. What does Rufus say Dana does not have to bargain with?
(a) Her faith.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her husband or her freedom.

2. Who tells Dana that Rufus has not sent her letters to Kevin?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alice.

3. What does Alice suddenly remember after her injuries begin to heal in Part III?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Her child.

4. What does Dana use her denim bag for often?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A silencer.
(c) A weapon.
(d) A step.

5. What does Kevin break in a rage in Part IV?
(a) His pencil sharpener.
(b) His leg.
(c) The stove.
(d) His hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Carrie and Nigel name their son born in Part III?

2. Where does Rufus think Kevin would take Dana?

3. What are the thick scars some of the slaves get after beatings?

4. How many days is Dana alone in 1976 without Kevin in Part III?

5. What do people in the 1800s call a Malaria-type illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rufus do to Dana and Kevin in Part IV that shocks her?

2. What conclusion does Dana's cousin reach about her injuries in Part III?

3. Why does Dana begin to see that Rufus gets "rewarded" for behaving so badly?

4. What does Dana convince Rufus to do for Alice and Isaac because of his violence against them both?

5. What does Dana ask Rufus to do for her that he lies to her about in Part III?

6. Why does Dana get beaten so badly in Part IV?

7. In Part IV, how long has Kevin been alone in the 1800s?

8. What does Dana tell the others in the 1800s about malaria?

9. Why does Tom Weylin whip Dana, beating her badly?

10. In Part III, what is one thing that scares Dana about Rufus?

(see the answer keys)

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