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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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How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Part Two: Chapter 19 Quiz
Further Study
Part Two: Chapter 19 Quiz
1
of 5
Stamp Paid stopped going to 124 after ___.
Baby Suggs died
The boys ran away
The baby was murdered
Beloved appeared
2
of 5
To show she has not been devastated by Paul D's departure, Sethe ___ with Denver and Beloved?
Has a party
Buys new dresses
Goes ice skating
Attends a carnival
3
of 5
Sethe hears Beloved humming a song Sethe made up, and finally decides that Beloved must be what?
Denver's imaginary friend
Sethe's murdered daughter
Another escaped slave
Paul D's child
4
of 5
Between slavery under the comparatively benevolent Garners and the cruel schoolteacher, Halle says that ___.
He preferred Mr. Garner
He preferred Mrs. Garner
He preferred schoolteacher
He saw no real difference
5
of 5
What is Stamp Paid's term for the anger that white people plant in black people?
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