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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Paul D think he is not really a man?
(a) He finds other men attractive
(b) He can't perform in bed
(c) Because a young girl has had her way with him
(d) He has always had a high voice

2. What does Paul D end up telling Sethe?
(a) He wants to get married
(b) He has fallen in love with Beloved
(c) He thinks Beloved is her dead daughter
(d) He wants to have a child with her

3. How many other slaves is Paul D locked up with?
(a) 45
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 60

4. Who stops Sethe from killing Denver?
(a) Halle
(b) Paul D
(c) The Schoolteacher
(d) Stamp Paid

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the guards wake the men up in the Georgia prison?

2. What does Paul notice about Beloved?

3. What did the schoolteacher tell Mr. Garner's slaves?

4. How does Sethe try to kill Denver?

5. Why does Denver miss her baby sister?

(see the answer key)

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