2. What does Dana say she will not do again for Rufus if she is beaten even one more time?
(a) Talk to him.
(b) Save his life.
(c) Feed him.
(d) Read to him.

3. What does Tom Weylin say he will do to Dana if anything happens to Rufus?
(a) Send her home.
(b) Free her.
(c) Rape her.
(d) Flay her alive.

4. What are the thick scars some of the slaves get after beatings?
(a) Maroids.
(b) Heliods.
(c) Nemloids.
(d) Keloids.

5. What do Carrie and Nigel name their son born in Part III?
(a) Jude.
(b) Michael.
(c) Henry.
(d) Dana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dana wish she was not forced to throw into the fire that haunts her in Part IV?

2. Who does Dana call for help when she returns from the 1800s alone?

3. Where does Rufus say Kevin might be now?

4. Why does Kevin grow a beard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom Weylin end up sending a letter to Kevin telling him Dana is at his house?

2. How does Kevin's family react to his marrying Dana, a Black woman?

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

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

5. In Part III, how is Rufus's life in danger when Dana is called back to see him as an adult?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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