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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 Beloved do while sitting in the kitchen with Denver?

2. What does Paul notice about Beloved?

3. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D?

4. Why does Denver miss her baby sister?

5. What did Denver used to hide from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it significant that Beloved pulls out a tooth?

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

4. Why do you think the town is so angry at Sethe?

5. Why does Denver not want Sethe to undo her braids?

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

7. Why is Sethe angry at Paul D for casting the ghost out of her house?

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

9. Why is Denver convinced that Beloved is her sister?

10. In what way does the seventh chapter show the horrors of slavery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul D says it is a bad idea for ex-slaves to love their children too much. Discuss this statement, drawing two examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In this novel, Morrison uses the stream of consciousness technique twice, once with Sethe and in the next chapter with Denver.

1) How do you think stream of consciousness works to express a character's thoughts?

2) Why do you think Morrison uses stream of consciousness with these two characters?

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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