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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 Rufus ask Dana for with Alice?

2. Why does Alice say she speaks so rudely to Dana?

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

4. What is the doctor's name who treats the Weylins?

5. How many babies does Alice lose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Dana help both the slaveowners and the slaves during her time-traveling? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the symbolism of Dana's loss of her arm in the end of the novel.

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