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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the man that Sethe chose to marry?
(a) Paul F
(b) Halle
(c) Paul A
(d) Sixo

3. Why is Sethe angry with Paul D?
(a) Because he has no money
(b) Because he was disppointing in bed
(c) Because he does not like her scar
(d) Because he has cast out the ghost

4. How many years is its since Sethe's baby died?
(a) Eight years
(b) Ten years
(c) Five years
(d) Nine years

5. How long did the man say he would spend chiseling Sethe's daughters gravestone until he would charge for it?
(a) Ten minutes
(b) Twenty minutes
(c) Five minutes
(d) One hour

6. Where does Paul sleep at first?
(a) Under Sethe's bed
(b) In the bath tub
(c) On the floor
(d) On a chair

7. Where does Paul D sleep after he is tired of sleeping in Baby Suggs' bed?
(a) In the bath tub
(b) In the storehouse
(c) In the coldhouse
(d) In the kitchen

8. How do the guards wake the men up in the Georgia prison?
(a) To the sound of rifles
(b) By pushing over the boxes
(c) By shouting in their ears
(d) By hitting them over the head

9. What does Beloved say it is like where she comes from?
(a) Beautiful
(b) Cold
(c) Cloudy
(d) Hot

10. What does Paul D manage to do while he is at the carnival?
(a) Make a few contacts for possible jobs
(b) Find a job
(c) Steal some money
(d) Secure a loan

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

12. What did Denver used to play in her hiding place?
(a) House
(b) Mother
(c) Nurses
(d) Wife

13. Where did Baby Suggs go to preach?
(a) A clearing
(b) A church
(c) A friend's house
(d) A barn

14. What does Denver ask Beloved after Beloved has pulled out her tooth?
(a) If she can give her the tooth
(b) To do it again
(c) If she is hurt
(d) If she can make a wish

15. What happened to Sethe's mother?
(a) She ran away back to her homeland
(b) She was hung
(c) She married a slave owner
(d) She was imprisoned

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sethe think about after she has sex with Paul D?

2. Why are Denver and Sethe so surprised that the woman is called Beloved?

3. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe?

4. What does the woman say her name is?

5. What is the name of Sethe's mother in-law?

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