ANSWER KEY

1.) c

2.) b

3.) c

4.) b

5.) a

6.) a

7.) b

8.) b

9.) a

10) c

11.) a

12.) c

13.) c

14.) c

15.) c


ESSAY TOPICS - BOOK REPORT IDEAS

1. Both Dana and Kevin say several times that they can't change history. What, then, is the purpose of Dana's travels back in time?

2. In what ways does Dana explode the slave stereotypes of the house-nigger, the handkerchief head, the female Uncle Tom? In what way does she transcend them?

3. Dana tells Kevin when they discuss their experiences, I never realized how easily people could be trained to accept slavery. Do we in the 21st century still have conditioned responses to slavery? ......

..........10. Discuss the ways in which the title encapsulates the relationships within the novel. Is it ironic? Literal?

Metaphorical? What emphasis do we place on our kinship? How does it compare with that of the novel?

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