Dana
Dana brings this common drug with her to the past and it leads Tom Weylin to believe she has magic healing powers
What is Aspirin?
The person from the past that invokes stark jealousy in Kevin
Who is Rufus?
The name of Rufus's mother who spoils him and causes a lot of conflict with her erratic mental wellbeing
Who is Margaret?
The father of Rufus and head of the Weylin family at the beginning of the novel
Who is Tom Weylin?
Dana worries that Rufus did not send this to Kevin in Boston like she asked him to
What is a letter?
The young mute girl who helps out Dana around the plantation, daughter of Sarah
Who is Carrie?
Character from the past who flirts with and tries to woo Kevin despite her situation
Who is Margaret Weylin?
The name of the young slave who witnesses Rufus break his leg and later gets Dana into trouble when she is caught teaching him how to read
Who is Nigel?
The husband of Alice Greenwood who is sold to a plantation in Mississippi on the wishes of Rufus
Who is Isaac?
This is the name given to Nigel and Carrie's baby
What is Jude?
A book that Dana reads in the present that causes her to reconsider how slavery and racism is portrayed in literature.
What is "Gone with the Wind"?
The job he offers or gives to Dana back in the present to her disapproval
What is his secretary?
A woman slave with whom Rufus has a violent sexual relationship with throughout the book and has children with her
Who is Alice Greenwood?
The cook on the Weylin plantation who can be abusive to other slaves at times
Who is Sarah?
This is the next president in the time Dana and Kevin travel to, they use his name as proof to Rufus that they are from the future
Who is John Quincy Adams?
Kevin wants to travel to this city in the past so him and Dana can be safe
What is Philadelphia?
Kevin thinks that whenever this emotion is felt by Rufus or Dana that Dana is able to jump back and forth in time
What is fear of death?
The names of the children Rufus has with Alice and asks Dana to help raise them
Who are Joe and Hagar?
The young slave who snitched on Dana to the Weylin's when she tried to escape
Who is Liza?
The name of the township in Maryland where Dana and Kevin are transported to
What is Easton?
Dana reads this book from the future to Rufus when he is injured
What is "Robinson Crusoe"?
The state that Kevin ends up in after being left in the past for several years
What is Maine?
Rufus blackmails Dana into burning this if she wants to get a letter to Kevin
What is a map of Maryland?
The drug that Margaret Weylin starts abusing which turns her into a careless person free of her old animosity
What is Laudanum?
The man who takes over Margarets duties on the plantation after she falls into depression and drug abuse
Who is Jake Edwards?