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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long did the man say he would spend chiseling Sethe's daughters gravestone until he would charge for it?
(a) One hour
(b) Twenty minutes
(c) Ten minutes
(d) Five minutes
2. What did Halle smear on his face?
(a) Lard
(b) Butter
(c) Horse dung
(d) Chocolate
3. Where does the woman come out from?
(a) The ground
(b) The water
(c) A hole in the sky
(d) The woods
4. What does Denver decide not to tell her mother?
(a) Beloved's visits to Paul D in the coldhouse
(b) Beloved is trying to kill Paul
(c) Beloved is a ghost
(d) Beloved is a murderer
5. Where does Paul D remember meeting fellow slaves?
(a) In a barn
(b) In a graveyard
(c) In a shed
(d) Under a tree
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Beloved ask Sethe about?
2. Where do the guards lock Paul D and the other men at night?
3. What does Denver ask Beloved after Beloved has pulled out her tooth?
4. What did the Garners pride themselves in doing?
5. Who pierced Sethe's ears?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the seventh chapter show the horrors of slavery?
2. Why does Paul question his manhood?
3. Why does Denver think that Beloved hates Paul D?
4. Why is Denver convinced that Beloved is her sister?
5. What is a Sweet Home Man?
6. Why does Denver not want Sethe to undo her braids?
7. Why do you think Paul D says it is a bad idea for an ex-slave to love his children so much?
8. In the seventh chapter, Beloved chokes on a raisin, and again it is Denver who takes her upstairs. Why do you think at this point Denver is still so attentive towards Beloved's needs?
9. Why do you think Paul D is ready to accept the presence of a ghost in the house?
10. Why does Denver ask Beloved if she saw Jesus?
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