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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Paul D say that Sixo would walk to meet a woman?
(a) 10 miles
(b) 34 miles
(c) 100 miles
(d) 5 miles

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

3. In what way does Sethe say Halle mistreated her?
(a) He mentally tortured her.
(b) He never gave her money.
(c) He did not show up to run away with her.
(d) He beat her.

4. 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 beaten.
(d) He saw Sethe being raped in the barn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe?

2. What does Denver say she saw holding Sethe?

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

4. Who does Beloved say is the only person she needs to have?

5. How did the men on the plantation sate their sexual appetite?

(see the answer key)

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