Kindred Ch 1& 2

What can we infer about Dana's travels?

• She can only return to the present when Rufus is safe.
• She can only return to the present when she is in danger.
• She can only return to the present when Rufus is in danger.
• She can never return to the present.

Who does Rufus suggest that Dana go see?

• Rufus's father
• The housekeeper
• Alice's mother
• Rufus's mother

Why can Dana not remain in the south?

• She doesn't have the appropriate papers and will be caught as a slave.
• She doesn't like the weather.
• She doesn't have the skill to be a farmer.
• She doesn't like Baltimore.

What words can we use to describe Rufus's father?

• Kind, sympathetic
• Violent, abusive
• Peaceful, saccharine
• Depressing, gloomy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dana immediately returns to the present after saving Rufus the second time.

• True
• False

Why does Rufus summon Dana back the second time?

• He is drowning.
• He lights the draperies on fire.
• He falls down the stairs.
• He's lonely.

What is the ONLY type of internal conflict?

• Character vs. self
• Character vs. character
• Character vs. nature
• Character vs. society

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "The River," what forces Dana back to the present?

• Rufus's father tries to shoot her.
• Rufus's mother beats her.
• Rufus's life is saved.
• She wishes really, really hard.

What is the FIRST thing that we learn about Dana?

• Her husband is abusive.
• She lost a leg.
• She has no sense of smell.
• She lost an arm.

What words BEST describe the pre-Civil War South?

• Civil Rights era
• Segregation, Jim Crow
• Revolutionary War, colonial periods
• Slavery, plantations, pre-Civil War

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9