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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 are the thick scars some of the slaves get after beatings?

2. How does Rufus get Alice back to his household?

3. What does Dana use her denim bag for often?

4. What does Dana use to heal Alice's many wounds in Part III?

5. Who tries to make Dana and Kevin stay in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part III, what is one thing that scares Dana about Rufus?

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

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

8. What does Dana tell the others in the 1800s about malaria?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

How do both Dana's and Kevin's understanding of their spouse change due to their experiences in the past, time-traveling together? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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