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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 Beloved wonder about herself?
(a) If her tooth will grow back
(b) How old she is
(c) If she is really human
(d) How long she can stay together

2. How many of Baby Suggs' sons ran away?
(a) Ten
(b) Eight
(c) Five
(d) Four

3. Where does Paul D remember meeting fellow slaves?
(a) In a shed
(b) In a barn
(c) Under a tree
(d) In a graveyard

4. What does Denver ask Paul D?
(a) What his real name he is
(b) How long he is going to hang around
(c) How old he is
(d) If he is a man or a mouse

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Denver used to hide from?

2. Why is Sethe angry with Paul D?

3. What did Baby Suggs teach?

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

5. Where does Beloved work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Beloved falling apart like she says?

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

4. Why is Denver convinced that Beloved is her sister?

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

6. Why is it significant that Beloved pulls out a tooth?

7. How is it significant to the story that Sethe was not thrown into the sea unlike the other babies?

8. Why do you think Mrs. Garner laughs at Sethe when she asks if she can have a proper wedding?

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

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