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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Denver her perfume?

2. What does Beloved ask Denver about?

3. How far does Paul D say that Sixo would walk to meet a woman?

4. What does Sethe feed outside the back of her workplace?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Denver is so jealous of Paul D's presence?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Denver ask Beloved if she saw Jesus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take one white character and one black character and compare their backgrounds and character goals. How does Morrison represent white characters? How does she represent the black characters? Do you think they are both accurate depictions?

Essay Topic 2

In the book, Baby Suggs preached ex-slaves to like themselves again. What role did religion play in abolition of slavery? Was Christianity the African American's native religion? If not, why did they embrace it so fully?

Essay Topic 3

In the book many character change their names. For example, Baby Suggs changes her name from Janet. Why do you think people changed their names? Is there a difference between the characters that did change their names and the characters that did not?

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