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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. Why does Dana tell Kevin not to hurt anyone at the Weylins'?

2. What is the doctor's name who treats the Weylins?

3. What does Tom Weylin say he will do to Dana if anything happens to Rufus?

4. What does Dana ask Rufus to send to Kevin for her?

5. What does Tom Weylin die from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dana tell Tom Weylin about her continually saving Rufus in Part IV?

2. Who does Dana ask for help when she returns to 1976 in Part III, and why?

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

4. Why does Rufus say Tom Weylin "had" to beat Dana for running away?

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

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

7. Why does only Dana return to 1976 after both she and Kevin travel back to the 1800s together?

8. Why does Dana refuse to drive once she starts time-traveling?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Dana think she and Kevin adjust so relatively quickly to the cultural expectations of them and their roles in the 1800s? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Butler's decision to narrate the story from the first-person perspective affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does "freedom" mean to different characters in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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