Beloved Section 1, Chapters 16-17

In the very first line of Section 1, Chapter 16, Morrison writes "When the four horseman came..." This is an allusion to what biblical concept?

• The Apocalypse
• The Exodus
• Creation
• The Virgin Birth

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How many of her children did Sethe successfully kill before the slave catchers found her in the woodshed?

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 4

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Schoolteacher has two nephews, but only one nephew came on the hunt for Sethe. Why was the other now present?

• He volunteered to stay behind to take care of the farm.
• He did not want to go on the hunt for the runaway slave.
• Schoolteacher was punishing him for pushing Sethe "beyond the point of education"
• Schoolteacher asked him to stay behind to take care of the farm.

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Who rescues Denver from her mother's attempt to kill her?

• Schoolteacher
• The Sherriff
• Baby Suggs
• Stamp Paid

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What did Sethe carry in her arms until Baby Suggs made her "trade"?

• Her dead child
• Denver
• The saw
• Howard

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In the previous chapter, Baby Suggs said she saw high topped shoes coming as a premonition to Schoolteacher's arrival. How did the high topped shoes tie into the event?

• Schoolteacher wore high topped shoes.
• After Sethe was led away, a boy arrived asking her to mend his hightopped shoes.
• Howard and Buglar had been wearing high topped shoes.
• Sethe was given a pair of high topped shoes when she arrived at the jail.

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Who shows Paul D the newspaper clipping with a picture of Sethe?

• Sethe
• Baby Suggs
• Stamp Paid
• Denver

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How does Paul D learn what the newspaper article says Sethe did?

• He read it after Stamp gave it to him.
• He asked Denver to read it to him.
• Sethe read it to him.
• Stamp Paid told him what it said.

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What facial feature does Paul D say is not right about the picture of Sethe?

• Her mouth
• Her forehead
• Her eyes
• Her nose

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What part of the story does Stamp Paid tell Paul D?

• How restless Baby Suggs was
• The blackberries he picked
• How Sethe collected her children so quickly
• How Sethe delivered Denver on her journey North

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