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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Color Purple Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is Corrine’s son’s name?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Ammon.
(d) Adam.

2. Who buys the Olinka land, threatening to take everything away from the villagers?
(a) The French government.
(b) A university.
(c) A rubber company.
(d) An American farming company.

3. Why does Nettie tear up all her letters to Celie when she reaches her port?
(a) Because she is afraid of being caught.
(b) Because she knows Celie cannot read.
(c) Because she knows Mr. will never deliver them.
(d) Because her emotions have changed so much, the letters are no longer truthful.

4. How did Celie’s real birth father die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was lynched.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) No one knows.

5. What is unusual about Sofia’s mother’s funeral?
(a) She has all female pallbearers.
(b) She asks to be buried at sea.
(c) The funeral is for “whites only.”
(d) No one is invited to the service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nettie accuse Mr. of doing on the night she tried to leave the house?

2. Why was Nettie allowed to join the reverend and his wife on their mission trip?

3. Why does Nettie believe God sent her to live with the reverend and his family?

4. Which of the following is NOT a place Nettie stops on her way to Olinka?

5. How long was Sofia kept in prison before her early release?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mary Agnes?

2. How has Corinne’s attitude changed toward Nettie since moving to Africa?

3. Why is Olivia the only girl at the Olinka School?

4. Why is Sofia’s mother’s funeral unusual?

5. Who is Germaine, and how does Celie feel about him?

6. What is the “surprise” that Shug brings home for the family at Christmas, and how does Mr. react?

7. How does Shug convince Celie not to kill Mr.?

8. How does Celie react to the news that Pa has died?

9. How do the Olinka people first react to their new missionaries (including Nettie)?

10. How do Tashi’s parents feel about her befriending Olivia?

(see the answer keys)

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