单选题

　　[阅读理解]Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with the legacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel， a former slave called Sethe， lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War， but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitter reminiscences， the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantation she had lived on； the fate of her husband， who also tried to escape； and finally， what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrison‘s scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the slaves and the cruelty of their owners.

　　Beloved is set__________.

　　A、on a slave ship

　　B、on a plantation before the Civil War

　　C、in Ohio after the Civil War

　　D、in an African town