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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul D decide to tell Sethe?
(a) That he wants to marry her
(b) That he doen't want to get a job
(c) That he want to leave her
(d) That he has been having sex with Beloved

2. Who owned Sweet Home?
(a) The Fords
(b) Baby Suggs
(c) Denver
(d) The Garners

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

4. What does Beloved ask Denver about?
(a) Her birth
(b) Sethe
(c) Paul D
(d) Her hiding place

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

6. What is the name of the plantation where Paul D and Sethe first met?
(a) Sweet Home
(b) All You Need
(c) Home Comfort
(d) Peace and Understanding

7. 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) Slaves are banned from having weddings.
(c) Sethe does not have the money for a wedding.
(d) She thinks Sethe is too unattractive to ever find husband.

8. Why is Denver jealous of Paul D?
(a) Becasue he is taking Sethe's attention away
(b) Because he has a bicycle
(c) Because he is popular in town
(d) Because he is better looking

9. What does Beloved do when Denver asks why she didn't cry?
(a) She laughs
(b) She slaps Denver across the cheek
(c) She cries
(d) She chokes

10. What does the woman say her name is?
(a) Beloved
(b) Blossom
(c) Daisy
(d) Truly

11. What does Sethe remember Baby Suggs telling her?
(a) To give up the war
(b) To get married
(c) To have children
(d) To move back to her homeland

12. How many of Baby Suggs' sons died?
(a) Eight
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Nine

13. What is the name of Sethe's daughter?
(a) Ohio
(b) Beloved
(c) Baby Suggs
(d) Denver

14. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D?
(a) Because he did not tell Sethe about Halle sooner.
(b) Because she thinks Paul D is lying.
(c) Because she needs someone to be angry at.
(d) Because he did not say anything to help Halle.

15. What is the name of Sethe's mother in-law?
(a) Denver
(b) Beloved
(c) Mrs. Garner
(d) Baby Suggs

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Beloved fascinated by?

3. How long is it since Paul D and Sethe last saw each other?

4. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe?

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

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