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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Paul D imprisoned?
(a) Georgia
(b) Virginia
(c) Kentucky
(d) New York

2. What did Sethe tell Amy her real name was?
(a) Lu
(b) Suggs
(c) Betsy
(d) Winnie

3. What does Sethe say Paul D is not allowed to do?
(a) Enter her bedroom
(b) Sleep in the house
(c) Cook
(d) Yell or punish her daughter

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

5. Why was Paul D imprisoned?
(a) For having sex with a white woman
(b) For swearing at his slave owner
(c) For killing cattle
(d) For trying to kill a man called Brandyman

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sethe done to her baby?

2. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D?

3. How does Sethe react to Denver asking Paul D how long he is going to stay?

4. Who stops Sethe from killing Denver?

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

(see the answer key)

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