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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 does Paul D say has offered him a place to stay?

2. Who arrives at 124 at the beginning of the chapter?

3. When do the footprints disappear?

4. Who does Paul D say he envies?

5. How many days does Stamp walk up to the house without knocking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Sethe and Denver need Beloved to be theirs?

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

4. In chapter twenty-two what do you think Beloved's story is about?

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

6. Why does Sethe want to kill her children?

7. Why does Morrison say loneliness can be dealt with by rocking in a fetal position?

8. Why do you think Sixo yells out "Seven-O, Seven-O"?

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

10. Why does Stamp ask about a woman he does not know?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Look at the historical setting of the novel.

1) What were the rights of the ex-slaves? Were their lives any better? What kind of jobs did they get?

2) Was slavery completely abolished at this time?

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