3. How does Sethe react to Denver asking Paul D how long he is going to stay?
(a) She cries
(b) She screams
(c) She laughs
(d) She is offended

4. Why did Halle break down?
(a) He saw Sethe being beaten.
(b) He saw Sethe being raped in the barn.
(c) He saw Sethe trying to kill their children.
(d) He saw Sethe caressing a white boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sethe think Beloved hates?

2. What does Beloved ask Paul D?

3. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe for wanting a wedding?

4. Where does the woman come out from?

5. Where does Denver have a secret spot where she can hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why do you think Sethe's scar disgusts Paul D so much?

3. Why was Sethe so angry about the boys taking her milk?

4. How is it significant that Denver's story comes alive?

5. Is it significant that Denver looks after Beloved and not Sethe?

6. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D for casting the ghost out of her house?

7. How is Georgia the most notorious slave state in the Union?

8. Why do you think the town is so angry at Sethe?

9. Why does Denver think that Beloved hates Paul D?

10. What is a Sweet Home Man?

(see the answer keys)

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