Kindred

The first time she travels through time, Dana is interrupted in the middle of ___.

• unpacking books

• cleaning the kitchen

• grocery shopping

• telling a story

Which detail from the scene at the river best shows the reader that Dana has traveled to a different historical time period?

• "She had worn a long dark dress that covered her from next to feet."

• "The trees I'd been near, for instance, were pine trees..."

• "And there was a boy drowning. I saved him."

• "Rufus. Ugly name to inflict on a reasonably nice-looking little kid."

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Kindred is written in the ___ person point-of-view from the perspective of a/an ___ woman.

• first; modern

• second; modern

• third; modern

• first; enslaved

What are the two time and place settings of Kindred?

• California in the 1970s and Maryland in the 1800s

• Massachusetts in 1776 and sometime in the future

• World War I and the present

• California in the 1800s and England in 1950

The author of Kindred is

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Match the following characters to the approximate year they were BORN.

• 1950

• Dana Franklin

• 1800

• Kevin Franklin

• 1938

• Rufus Weylin

Which is an example of racial tension when Dana and Kevin announce their marriage?

• Their families were opposed to the marriage because of racist ideas

• Dana found it hard to get a job when she was married to a white man

• There was no tension

• The families did not know how they were going to educate their offspring

What is the primary theme explored in Octavia Butler's novel 'Kindred'?

• A) Time travel and its consequences

• B) The impact of slavery on modern society

• C) The relationship between technology and humanity

• D) The exploration of space and alien life

In 'Kindred', what triggers Dana's time travel to the past?

• A) A mysterious artifact

• B) A family heirloom

• C) A life-threatening situation

• D) A scientific experiment

Which character in 'Kindred' is a representation of the oppressive slave owner?

• A) Kevin Franklin

• B) Rufus Weylin

• C) Tom Weylin

• D) Nigel