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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. Where does Paul D sleep after he is tired of sleeping in Baby Suggs' bed?

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

3. What does Sethe say Paul D is not allowed to do?

4. What does Beloved ask Denver about?

5. What does Beloved ask Paul D?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do you think Paul D says it is a bad idea for an ex-slave to love his children so much?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Amy consider her self as low in the social scale as slaves when she is white?

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

10. Why do you think Denver is so jealous of Paul D's presence?

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

Look at the character of Paul D.

1) What is his background?

2) What do you think his good and bad points are?

3) What do think a similar character would of achieved in today's society?

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