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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 36-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Celie feel when Shug suggests moving out?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Manic.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Relieved.

2. How does Celie react when Mr. returns home after his frolic with Shug?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is jealous.
(c) She is curious.
(d) She is depressed.

3. What bothers Celie about her father’s new wife?
(a) She is not a good cook.
(b) She has a shrieking voice.
(c) She is physically affectionate.
(d) She is not religious.

4. What does Harpo blame for his strange bruises?
(a) His health.
(b) His wife.
(c) His new baby.
(d) His mule.

5. What does Harpo start have nightmares about after meeting Sofia?
(a) His mother’s death.
(b) A life alone.
(c) His father’s fists.
(d) Sofia marrying another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. react when he learns that Sofia is pregnant?

2. How long does Mr. leave Celie alone when Shug comes to town?

3. Why does Harpo fear his new business will fail?

4. Which of the following words does Shug use to describe Celie when they first meet?

5. Who is Squeak?

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