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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. What does Denver say she drank from Sethe's nipple?

2. Who does Paul D say he envies?

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

4. How many people come to the party?

5. When do the footprints disappear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Paul D mention that Sethe has two legs?

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

5. What do the diamonds signify in the water?

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

7. Why does Sethe want to kill her children?

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

9. What does the fact Stamp hears dead black people signify?

10. What do you think the footprints by the stream mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Baby Suggs.

1) What is her importance to Sethe?

2) Why do some people not like her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how a black person was seen during the nineteenth century

1) Before the abolition of slavery

2) Immediately after the abolition of slavery.

3) How long has it taken for white people's negative views of black people to change? How much has it changed?

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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