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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe for wanting a wedding?
(a) She thinks slaves do not have human desires such as wanting a wedding.
(b) Sethe does not have the money for a wedding.
(c) She thinks Sethe is too unattractive to ever find husband.
(d) Slaves are banned from having weddings.

2. Why does Denver miss her baby sister?
(a) She has no one to play with.
(b) She has no one to talk to.
(c) She took pride in the way people feared her house.
(d) She has no one to tease.

3. How did the men on the plantation sate their sexual appetite?
(a) They had sex with each other.
(b) They visited prostitutes.
(c) They had sex with calves.
(d) They had sex with sheep.

4. What does Denver ask Paul D?
(a) What his real name he is
(b) If he is a man or a mouse
(c) How old he is
(d) How long he is going to hang around

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul notice about Beloved?

2. What does Denver say she saw holding Sethe?

3. Where does Paul D remember meeting fellow slaves?

4. Why is Denver jealous of Paul D?

5. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D?

(see the answer key)

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