Kindred by Octavia Butler

Which of these things happens FIRST ?

• Dana saves Rufus from Isaac.

• Carrie and Nigel get married.

• Kevin is left in the past.

• Alice gives birth to Hagar.

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Which of these statements IS TRUE about Dana?

• She refuses to care for Margaret Weylin.

• She is in love with Rufus.

• Her feelings for Rufus conflicted.

• She adapts to slavery with ease.

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Who was Dana's great-grandmother?

• Alice

• Alice's mother

• Hagar

• Sarah

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Why does Alice receive the punishment of slavery?

• Alice helps Isaac escape.

• Alice fights Rufus.

• Alice helps Nigel escape.

• Alice was born a slave.

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What was a patroller?

• Slaves who caught runaway slaves.

• Slave owners who captured runaway slaves.

• Organized groups of armed men who monitored and enforced discipline upon slaves in the antebellum U.S. southern states.

• Men and women who patrolled capturing Black people and forcing them into slavery.

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Which characteristics best describe Rufus?

• Vengeful and timid.

• Fearful and weak.

• Dominant and venomous.

• Immature and wistful.

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What is Dana's full name?

• Dana Franklin

• Dana Weylin

• Edana Franklin

• Edana Weylin

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Throughout the novel, Dana often thinks back to when she and Kevin first met. In literature, these thoughts are called

• Foreshadow

• Flashbacks

• Metaphors

• Simile

While Nigel trusted Rufus, ____ never did.

• Luke

• Margaret Weylin

• Tom Fowler

• Hagar

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Alice is traumatized from the dogs that attacked her and then the violent whipping she received when she and Isaac were caught. How do we know that she is traumatized?

• She agrees to marry Rufus.

• She would sing loudly to calm herself.

• She forgets what Rufus has done to her.

• She would tell stories of her time with Isaac.

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