Characters
Who is Kevin?
Dana's husband
Why does Rufus tell Dana he thought she was a man, thus showing the different gendered expectations of his time? (pg. # _22-23__)
She was wearing pants
What game do Kevin and Dana see the young children playing? (Pg. # _99__)
Slave auction
What does Dana do after Rufus lies to her about the letters? (The Fight Pt. 13-16)
Runs away.
Who said this quote: "Do a good job with Nigel… Maybe when you’re gone, he’ll be able to teach others” (Pg. # ____)
Kevin says this about Dana teaching him to read.
Who is Tom Weylin?
Rufus' father
When Dana reaches Alice’s house what does she witness? (Pg. # _36-37___)
Alice’s father being tied to a tree and beaten by white patrollers.
Why does Weylin allow Sarah to keep her daughter, Carrie? (Pg. # __)
Since Carrie is of little value since she can't speak.
Which best describes the way in which Tom Weylin and Rufus Weylin are similar or different? (The Fight pt. 13-16)
Tom Weylin is rigid, brutal, and unapologetically cruel. He enforces slavery with strict rules and harsh punishments, seeing violence as a tool to maintain control.
Rufus Weylin, while also holding power as a slave owner, is more emotionally complex. He sometimes shows vulnerability, dependency, and even affection, particularly toward Dana, which creates moral ambiguity. Rufus struggles with his desires and his societal conditioning.
“He wasn't a monster at all. Just an ordinary man who sometimes did the monstrous things his society said were legal and proper.” (Pg. # ___)
This quote is spoken by Dana about Tom. Dana observes that Tom is not a monster in the traditional sense, but a man who carries out "monstrous things" as a reflection of his society's accepted norms during the era of slavery.
To save the future of her family, the time-traveling Dana must repeatedly save the life of which character?
Rufus Weylin
Where does Dana claim to be from and why? (Pg. # _40__)
New York because Los Angeles was not part of the United States in 1815
What job does Weylin offer Kevin that enables them to stay on the plantation? (Pg. # ___)
Tutoring Rufus.
What is the significance of the following line, “She had done the safe thing—had accepted a life of slavery because she was afraid.” (The Fight Pt. 4)
Dana is illustrating how many chose to remain slaves rather than risk the awful punishments given to runaway slaves.
What does the author demonstrate in the line, “I had seen people beaten on television and in the movies…But I hadn't lain nearby and smelled their sweat or heard them pleading and praying”? (Pg. # ____)
The reality of slavery is even more disturbing than its portrayal in books and movies.
What is Kevin and Dana's favored profession?
Writing
How long is Dana gone when she first time travels to the past and how does it change over the course of the novel? (Pg. # __44_)
Initially, she is gone for a few minutes at a time and that does not change throughout the course of the novel.
When Mr. Weylin sees Dana leaving Kevin’s room and winks at her, how does Dana feel? (Pg. # _96-97__)
Dana feels embarrassed when Mr. Weylin winks at her because his gesture implies he assumes she and Kevin are intimate, making her feel exposed and uncomfortable.
How has the trauma of losing her twins changed Margaret Weylin? (The Fight pt. 6)
It drove her to a drug dependency and delusion, but she is also kinder.
Who said this quote?
“Why didn’t you know enough to let me die?” (The Fight pt. 9-12)
Spoken by Alice after being caught during her escape attempt.
Who is Nigel and what does Nigel ask Dana to help him do?
Nigel is the childhood friend of Rufus. Teach him how to read.
What is the significance of when Dana's troubles begin? (Pg. #__12__)
It is the 200-year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Who said this quote: "This could be a great time to live in...I keep thinking what an experience it would be to stay in it-go West and watch the building of the country, see how much of the Old West mythology is true." (Pg. #__97)
Kevin