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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 Dana tell Rufus they should never do to or for each other?

2. What does Dana say she will not do again for Rufus if she is beaten even one more time?

3. Who is Alice's husband?

4. What does Dana ask to be put around Rufus's bed?

5. Who catches Dana when she runs away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is different between marriages between slaves and those between whites in the 1800s?

8. Why does Dana get beaten so badly in Part IV?

9. How does Kevin feel when he and Dana get home to 1976?

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

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

Why do you think Dana and Kevin decide to travel to Maryland and trace the history of the people they interacted with through time-travel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Butler choose to end Dana's and Rufus's relationship with her killing of him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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