Kindred "The Fire"

What color is Rufus's hair?

• red

• brown

• black

• blonde

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When Dana arrives in Rufus' bedroom, what is burning?

• The drapes

• The bed

• The rug

• A desk

After Dana puts out the fire in Rufus's bedroom, he identifies the current year as ___.

• 1815

• 1776

• 1850

• 1976

What connection does Dana have with Rufus?

• Rufus is Dana's "several times great grandfather."

• Rufus is Kevin's "several times great grandfather."

• Rufus is Dana's "several times great uncle."

• Rufus and Dana's "several times great grandmother are siblings."

In "The Fire," Dana finds out that Rufus will eventually marry a girl named

• Alice.

• Hagar.

• Alexandria.

• Dana.

What mostly motivated Rufus to start the fire?

• Feelings of revenge toward his father

• Childhood boredom

• He is obsessed with fire.

• Feelings of anger toward his mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rufus set fire to the drapes because...

• his father beat him for stealing his money.

• his father sold his horse Nero.

• his father hit his mother.

• his father whipped his friend Alice.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Dana agree to call Rufus?

• Mister Rufus

• Master Rufus

• Rufus the Great

• Master Weylin Jr.

Based on the evidence presented in the chapter, the patrollers most likely beat Alice's father because...

• he was a runaway slave.

• they thought he set fire to the Weylin house.

• he stole something from Tom Weylin.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Dana do while she is waiting to return to the past?

• She reads up on the history and prepares a new bag to bring back with her.

• She hides in her bed

• She decides to volunteer at a local charity

• She joins a karate club in order to learn self defense.