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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 does Celie start sewing to keep her mind off killing Mr.?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Christening gowns.
(c) Pants.
(d) Quilts.

2. 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 her emotions have changed so much, the letters are no longer truthful.
(c) Because she knows Celie cannot read.
(d) Because she knows Mr. will never deliver them.

3. Who is the only person Celie has ever loved, aside from Nettie?
(a) Harpo.
(b) Pa.
(c) Shug.
(d) Mr.

4. Where does Nettie live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Africa.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

5. What is the giveaway on the envelopes that they have come from Nettie, not anyone else?
(a) The handwriting.
(b) There is no giveaway.
(c) The stamps.
(d) The return address on the envelopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the “big surprise” Shug reveals at Christmas?

2. How did Celie’s real birth father die?

3. According to Shug, where can God be found?

4. How did Shug and Grady meet?

5. What is unusual about Sofia’s mother’s funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the outside world changing Olinka?

3. How does Pa react when Celie tells him that she knows the truth about her birth parents?

4. Who is Mary Agnes?

5. What coming-of-age ritual does Tashi partake in, and what is the reaction to her participation?

6. Why was Shug so mean to Celie when she first moved in?

7. Who did Pa marry after Celie and Nettie moved out, and what does this suggest about his personality?

8. How does life change for Celie when she moves to Memphis?

9. What does Celie imagine that God looks like, and how does this affect her relationship with Him?

10. How has Grady’s life changed since moving to Memphis?

(see the answer keys)

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