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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Halle break down?
(a) He saw Sethe caressing a white boy.
(b) He saw Sethe trying to kill their children.
(c) He saw Sethe being raped in the barn.
(d) He saw Sethe being beaten.

2. What did Baby Suggs turn the outside kitchen into?
(a) A store house
(b) A woodshed
(c) A TV room
(d) A cold house

3. What does Paul presume Beloved is?
(a) A ghost
(b) A prophet
(c) A mental patient
(d) An escaped slave

4. Why could Paul not help his friend?
(a) He was being beaten at the time.
(b) He was wearing a bit in his mouth.
(c) He was not there.
(d) He was chained up.

5. What does Beloved do when Denver asks why she didn't cry?
(a) She laughs
(b) She chokes
(c) She slaps Denver across the cheek
(d) She cries

Short Answer Questions

1. What war did Denver's brother leave to fight in?

2. What does Denver say she drank from Sethe's nipple?

3. Who do Sethe and Paul meet on the road when they are heading back to 124?

4. What does Denver ask Beloved after Beloved has pulled out her tooth?

5. In what way does Sethe say Halle mistreated her?

(see the answer key)

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