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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. Dana hears a news story on the radio about apartheid in what country?

2. What does Dana use her denim bag for often?

3. What does Sarah sometimes make to help what Rufus has?

4. Why does Rufus make Dana work in the fields in Part IV?

5. What do the other slaves do to the person who betrayed Dana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dana bring from her time that helps Rufus immensely?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Kevin feel when he and Dana get home to 1976?

8. Why does Dana try to run away in Part IV?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What predictions did you find yourself, as a reader, making in the early stages of this novel about plot and character development and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Dana ends up feeling, despite her horror, that the Weylin home and plantation feel a bit like "home"? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do both Dana's and Kevin's understanding of their spouse change due to their experiences in the past, time-traveling together? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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