Beloved Chapter 1 Review

Who were the only victims of the house in 1873 according to "Beloved"?

• Sethe and her daughter Denver

• Baby Suggs and her grandchildren

• The entire town

• Sethe, Denver, and the grandmother

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What did Baby Suggs do after her grandsons left?

• She followed them.

• She died shortly after.

• She moved to another house.

• She celebrated her freedom.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the weather like in Ohio during winter according to the text?

• Mild and pleasant.

• Especially rough.

• Warm and sunny.

• Dry and windy.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How did Baby Suggs describe her first-born?

• As someone who loved the welcoming cool of unchiseled headstones

• As someone who could move the sideboard

• As someone who loved the burned bottom of bread

• As someone who was chased off by the dead one

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

What did Baby Suggs rub while she was talking?

• Her hands

• Her eyes

• Her eyebrows

• The sideboard

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did Sethe's baby have that was more alive than the baby itself, according to Sethe?

• Her grave

• Her fury

• Her memory

• Her blood

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who was sitting on the porch when Sethe went around to the front of the house?

• Baby Suggs

• Paul D

• Sweet Home

• The narrator

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How did Sethe react to the taste of chamomile?

• She enjoyed it and wanted more.

• She was indifferent to it.

• She laughed it off.

• She made a face as though tasting something bitter.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

How long has it been since Baby Suggs passed away according to Sethe?

• "Eighteen years," she said softly.

• "Eight years now. Almost nine."

• "Ten years, I reckon."

• "About a decade."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Sethe's reaction to the comment about the difficulty of Baby Suggs's death?

• She is indifferent.

• She expresses relief.

• She says it was as soft as cream.

• She is deeply saddened.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3