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Beloved

Toni Morrison

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Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Sethe
- Denver
- Beloved
- Paul D
- Baby Suggs
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- 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 Character
- Sethe
- Denver
- Beloved
- Paul D
- Baby Suggs
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Further Study

Part One: Chapters 7-8 Quiz

Further Study Part One: Chapters 7-8 Quiz

1 of 5
How is Beloved's sexuality described?

Remote
Androgynous
Shining
Aggressive

2 of 5
What did Halle witness at Sweet Home that drove him crazy and prevented him from meeting up with Sethe?

A slave being murdered
Sethe being raped
A child being tortured
A man molesting cattle

3 of 5
How is Paul D's heart described?

A burning ember
A steel bear trap
A twisted briar
A rusted tobacco tin

4 of 5
Where does Beloved say she got her name?

In the dark
In the night
In the light
In the water

5 of 5
Where was Sethe when her water broke to give birth to Denver?

In a barn
In a boat
Under a bush
Atop a hill

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