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Beloved
Toni Morrison
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapters 2–3
Part One: Chapters 4–6
Part One: Chapters 7–8
Part One: Chapters 9–11
Part One: Chapters 12–14
Part One: Chapters 15–18
Part Two: Chapter 19
Part Two: Chapters 20–23
Part Two: Chapters 24–25
Part Three: Chapter 26
Part Three: Chapters 27–28
Characters
Character List
Sethe
Denver
Beloved
Paul D
Baby Suggs
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Who is Beloved?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Slavery
Community
The Past
Family
Quotes By Section
Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapters 2–3
Part One: Chapters 4–6
Part One: Chapters 7–8
Part One: Chapters 9–11
Part One: Chapters 12–14
Part One: Chapters 15–18
Part Two: Chapter 19
Part Two: Chapters 20–23
Part Two: Chapters 24–25
Part Three: Chapter 26
Part Three: Chapters 27–28
Quotes By Character
Sethe
Denver
Beloved
Paul D
Baby Suggs
Further Study
Context
Beloved and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Slave Narratives of the Nineteenth Century
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapters 2-3
Part One: Chapters 4-6
Part One: Chapters 7-8
Part One: Chapters 9-11
Part One: Chapters 12-14
Part One: Chapters 15-18
Part Two: Chapter 19
Part Two: Chapters 20-23
Part Two: Chapters 24-25
Part Three: Chapter 26
Part Three: Chapters 27-28
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Part Three: Chapters 27-28 Quiz
Further Study
Part Three: Chapters 27-28 Quiz
1
of 5
When Beloved disappears, how does the small boy describe the naked woman he saw running through the woods?
Fish for hair
Fire in her eyes
Breathing darkness
Singing silently
2
of 5
Miss Bodwin is training Denver so she can go to ___.
Mr. Bodwin's offices
Oberlin College
Back to 124
Paris, France
3
of 5
How does Sethe handle Beloved's departure?
She goes to church
She leaves 124
She hires a servant
She waits to die
4
of 5
What does Paul D tell Sethe is her "best thing"?
Beloved
Denver
Herself
Paul D
5
of 5
The townspeople come to see Beloved as a representative of ___.
Implacable loneliness
Unforgivable violence
Racial tension
Family connectedness
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