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Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Summary
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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
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Who is Beloved?
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Slavery
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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
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Beloved
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Beloved and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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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
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Part One: Chapters 12-14 Quiz
Further Study
Part One: Chapters 12-14 Quiz
1
of 5
Whose gaze sustains and completes Denver?
Sethe's
Beloved's
Paul D's
Here Boy's
2
of 5
What does Beloved describe as "the place I am"?
Silence in the Clearing
Darkness in cold house
Memories of Sweet Home
The rusted tobacco box
3
of 5
Although Paul D plans to tell Sethe he had sex with Beloved, what does he ask her instead?
To have a baby
To marry him
To kill Beloved
To run away
4
of 5
What makes Beloved wonder if her entire body will begin to fall apart?
Her hair falls out
Her fingers go numb
A tooth falls out
She goes blind
5
of 5
Back at Sweet Home, who made Paul D question the legitimacy of his manhood?
Sethe
Mr. Garner
Halle
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