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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 do Carrie and Nigel name their son born in Part III?

2. Who makes Dana do the wash in Part IV?

3. What does Dana tell Rufus they should never do to or for each other?

4. What does Tom Weylin say the kindest thing Rufus could have done for Alice was?

5. Who does Sarah tell Dana to ask if Rufus actually sent her letters to Kevin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Dana tell Tom Weylin about her continually saving Rufus in Part IV?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Butler's decision to narrate the story from the first-person perspective affect the reader's experience of the novel? 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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