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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides that Shug should come live in the house with Celie’s family?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Mr.
(c) Celie.
(d) Harpo.

2. What does Celie’s father think she did church, leading to a terrible beating?
(a) Shakes the preacher’s hand.
(b) Bad mouth him.
(c) Laugh at the choir.
(d) Wink at a boy.

3. Who does Celie encourage Nettie to find in town?
(a) The seamstress.
(b) The reverend.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The doctor.

4. Which of the following words does Shug use to describe Celie when they first meet?
(a) Clean.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Pious.

5. Why does Harpo fear his new business will fail?
(a) Because he doesn’t have a liquor license.
(b) Because all his employees quit.
(c) Because he doesn’t have enough customers.
(d) Because his prices are too high.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sophia arrested?

2. What does Celie call her father?

3. Why does Squeak slap Sofia at the bar?

4. What is Shug’s occupation?

5. Who does Sofia move in with after she leaves Harpo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about the novel’s style, which is made apparent within the first few pages?

2. How does Mr.’s family feel about having Shug in the house?

3. What happens when Harpo and Sofia see each other for the first time at the juke joint?

4. Why does Celie have trouble sleeping when she thinks about Harpo and Sofia’s relationship?

5. What brings on Celie’s terrible beating from Pa after church?

6. How do Mr. and Celie come to be married?

7. How does Sofia end up in jail?

8. What obsessive behavior does Harpo start, and what does this suggest about his character?

9. How does Shug Avery come to live in Celie’s house, and how does Celie feel about this?

10. Why does Harpo start working in the fields, and how does he feel about it?

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