Kindred Pages 1-17

In Kindred, Dana:

• Is abducted by people trying to recreate life in the Antebellum South

• Travels inexplicably to Antebellum Maryland

• Time travels to Antebellum Mississippi

1976 marks the bicentennial of:

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Beginning of Slavery in the U.S.

• The U.S. Independence

Kindred starts in:

• 1976

• 1815

• 2015

What words BEST describe the pre-Civil War South?

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

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.

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.

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.

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

• True
• False

Who does Rufus suggest that Dana go see?

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

What are the two settings of Kindred?

• California 1976, Maryland 1800's

• Massachusetts 1810, Florida 1987

• Wisconsin 1800's, California 1976

• Denver 1976, Maryland 1800's