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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 Tom Weylin ask Dana to work at with Rufus in Part II?

2. Who is the child Dana saves in Part I?

3. What is the first thing Kevin buys for Dana?

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

5. Why does Dana travel back to 1976 alone in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kevin insist Dana keep on her body for the next time she time travels?

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

3. Where does Dana say she is from to most people in the 1800s, and why?

4. What does Tom Weylin ask Dana to do in Part II for him that surprises her?

5. What does Dana witness when she goes to see Alice for the first time?

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

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

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

9. What does Dana lose on her last trip through time?

10. How does Rufus get hurt again in Part II?

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

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 Dana's earliest experiences with Rufus and the Wiley family set her expectations about living in the 1800s for her later "trips"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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