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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. What does Kevin tell Tom Weylin about his relationship with Dana?

2. When does Kevin think Dana is pulled back into her own time?

3. Why does Rufus's father hit him?

4. What does Dana use to knock the white man out in Part I?

5. What do people in the 1800s often comment about regarding Dana's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dana ask Alice's mother for in Part I?

2. What does Rufus call Dana that she asks him repeatedly not to call her?

3. What does Kevin tell Tom Weylin he has told Dana about his relationship with Dana?

4. Who do the police think might have injured Dana in the Prologue?

5. Where do Kevin and Dana consider trying to go together if they are stuck in the 1800s, and why?

6. How does Kevin react at seeing Dana disappear in Part I?

7. What do Kevin and Dana realize they have in common early on?

8. What does Kevin go to the library to research in Part I?

9. How does Dana save Rufus the first time she meets him?

10. Why does Rufus not like to read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the symbolism of Dana's loss of her arm in the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Which character or characters undergo the most extreme changes throughout the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the most extreme and/or emotionally wrenching examples of steps different characters take in the name of survival? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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