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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. Why did Sethe get fired?

2. Who does Paul D say he envies?

3. Who arrives to take Sethe back to Sweethome?

4. Why did Paul D leave the Union army?

5. Where does the man on the horse say Judy lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Halle smears butter over his face?

2. Why do the other ex-slaves hate Baby Suggs so much?

3. What does the red ribbon Stamp carries around symbolize?

4. What does the black statue outside the Bodwin's signify?

5. What do you think the single, unbroken paragraph in chapter twenty signifies?

6. Why did Sethe's sons leave to fight in the Civil War?

7. What does Sethe walking around in circles symbolize?

8. Why do you think think that the slaves take names such as Baby Suggs?

9. What does Denver stepping out of the house signify?

10. Do you think a white family would take in a white man as a black family would take in a black man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A ghost haunts 124. What do you think the ghost symbolizes? Why do you think they are so ready to believe in a ghost?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following statement: Denver's deafness is a psychosomatic disorder brought on by the hardships she has suffered.

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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