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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. What does Sethe feed outside the back of her workplace?
(a) Birds
(b) Cats
(c) Children
(d) Dogs

2. 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

3. Where does Beloved work?
(a) A cafe
(b) A bar
(c) A factory
(d) A restaurant

4. What does Paul D think Beloved is doing to him?
(a) Flirting with him
(b) Mentally torturing him
(c) Moving him around the house
(d) Pushing him out

5. What does Denver want from Beloved?
(a) Her clothes
(b) Her earrings
(c) Her attention
(d) Her shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pierced Sethe's ears?

2. Why does Mrs. Garner laugh at Sethe?

3. Where does Paul D have sex with Beloved?

4. What does Sethe do as soon as she sees the woman?

5. What does Beloved ask Sethe about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Denver deny that she saw Beloved pick up a chair?

3. Do you think it is important that Sethe's scar resembles a tree?

4. Why does Denver not want Sethe to undo her braids?

5. What do you think the white dress Denver sees signifies?

6. How has the ghost affected Sethe's life?

7. Why do you think Paul D keeps on saying "red heart"?

8. Why do you think Paul D is ready to accept the presence of a ghost in the house?

9. What do you think Baby Suggs meant by giving up the war?

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

(see the answer keys)

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