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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Sofia worry about Harpo doing too much?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Smoking.
2. How does Celie react to the news that Shug Avery is coming to town?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is jealous.
3. What name did Celie sew into her daughter’s diaper before the baby was taken away from her?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Opal.
(c) Odele.
(d) Ophelia.
4. 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.
5. How does Celie hope Nettie will escape from Pa’s house?
(a) By running away.
(b) By killing him.
(c) Through her education.
(d) Through marriage.
6. Why won’t the women at church help Shug when they hear she is ill?
(a) Because they think she is a “hussy.”
(b) Because they don’t have the funds to help non-members.
(c) Because they don’t want to offend Celie.
(d) Because they’re afraid her illness is contagious.
7. How many children does Mr. have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.
8. Why does Mr. kick Kate out of the house?
(a) For slapping Celie across the face.
(b) For encouraging Celie’s independence.
(c) For smoking a cigarette in front of the children.
(d) For stealing from him.
9. Which of the following characters receives most of Mr.’s praise at home?
(a) Nettie.
(b) Himself.
(c) Celie.
(d) Harpo.
10. What color fabric does Celie hope to buy for her very first dress?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.
11. Why does Harpo refuse to help Celie out around the house?
(a) Because he hates Celie.
(b) Because his father has forbidden it.
(c) Because he thinks it is women’s work.
(d) Because he is always too tired.
12. Why does Sofia finally decide to leave Harpo?
(a) Because he kicks her out.
(b) Because she has fallen in love with someone else.
(c) Because he beats her.
(d) Because she bored.
13. What does Celie’s father think she did church, leading to a terrible beating?
(a) Laugh at the choir.
(b) Bad mouth him.
(c) Wink at a boy.
(d) Shakes the preacher’s hand.
14. What does Shug teach Celie about sex?
(a) All its negative side effects (from unwanted pregnancy to STDs).
(b) That it can be pleasurable.
(c) The mechanics of how it works.
(d) That it is best when you are in love.
15. Why is Mr. upset with the townsfolk after Shug moves in with him?
(a) Because they have started ignoring him at church.
(b) He feels that they have abandoned her in her time of need.
(c) He hears that they have been spreading gossip about their relationship.
(d) Because they bought all the milk from the stores even though Shug needs it.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Harpo think Sofia refuses to mind him?
2. What does Celie call her father?
3. How does Sofia react to being slapped?
4. How old is Celie the first time her father sexually assaults her?
5. How many children do Mr. and Shug have together?
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