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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 Kevin grow a beard?

2. Why is Dana's blouse stuck to her back in Part III?

3. What is wrong with Rufus when Dana goes back alone to the 1800s in Part IV?

4. Who is the new overseer at the Weylin property?

5. What does Tom tell Rufus he was a fool for promising Dana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rufus do to Dana and Kevin in Part IV that shocks her?

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

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

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

5. When Dana goes back to the 1800s in Part IV after being home with Kevin, what does she immediately find?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Write an essay exploring the meaning of the title Kindred in the entire context of the novel's action.

Essay Topic 3

Why is writing so important to both Kevin and Dana? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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