Beloved

What was the main reason Howard and Buglar ran away?

• They wanted to explore the world beyond their home.

• They couldn't stand the spiteful environment of the house.

• They were looking for their father, Halle.

• They were scared of their grandmother, Baby Suggs.

What signaled to Buglar that it was time to leave the house?

• The appearance of two tiny handprints in a cake.

• Soda crackers crumbled and strewn in a line next to the door sill.

• A mirror shattering upon his gaze.

• A kettleful of chickpeas smoking on the floor.

How did Sethe and Denver try to combat the house's spiteful behavior?

• By ignoring the disturbances.

• By performing rituals to cleanse the house.

• By engaging in a perfunctory battle against it.

• By moving out of the house.

What did Baby Suggs ponder on with the little energy she had left?

• The reason behind the house's spite.

• The whereabouts of her grandchildren.

• The color of things around her.

• How to escape the spiteful house.

What did Sethe and Denver decide to do about the ghost that troubled them?

• They decided to leave the house.

• They sought help from a priest.

• They tried to communicate with it.

• They ignored its presence.

Why did Baby Suggs not raise her head when her grandsons left?

• She was asleep.

• She was deep in thought about color.

• She was indifferent to their departure.

• She was too sick to notice.

What did Sethe think would have been enough to appease the preacher and the community?

• The word 'Beloved' on her baby's headstone.

• The death of the spiteful spirit in the house.

• Her love for her children.

• Her escape from Sweet Home.

What did Baby Suggs claim she felt every time one of her children died?

• A sense of relief.

• The exact day and hour of their death.

• A deepening of her own illness.

• Nothing, as she was too sick to feel.

What did Paul D notice about Sethe when he first saw her after many years?

• Her hair and the softness of her face.

• Her expression of surprise and happiness.

• The way she had aged.

• Her bare feet and shining legs.

What was Baby Suggs' reaction to the idea of moving out of the house?

• She was too sick to have an opinion.

• She believed it was pointless as grief filled every house.

• She was indifferent and did not care.

• She thought it was a good idea.