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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. Who does Dana call for help when she returns from the 1800s alone?

2. What does Alice suddenly remember after her injuries begin to heal in Part III?

3. Where does Rufus think Kevin would take Dana?

4. How many days is Dana alone in 1976 without Kevin in Part III?

5. What medicine does Dana give Rufus in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What predictions did you find yourself, as a reader, making in the early stages of this novel about plot and character development and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Dana gain different characters' trust throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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