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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. Why was Shug so harsh with Celie when they first met?
(a) She was scared.
(b) She was jealous.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) She was sick.

2. How does Millie feel about having Sofia in her house?
(a) She is pleased to have an extra set of hands helping her.
(b) She ignores Sofia completely.
(c) Sofia intimidates her.
(d) Sofia’s dark skin disgusts her.

3. What does Celie feed Henrietta when she is sick, a trick she learned from Nettie’s letters?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Clay.
(c) Rootleaf.
(d) Yams.

4. What instrument does Germaine, Shug’s new boyfriend, play?
(a) The drums.
(b) The flute.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The saxophone.

5. Why did Shug’s parents kick her out of the house when she was young?
(a) Because she was wild.
(b) Because they had to move to a smaller place.
(c) Because there were simply too many children in the house.
(d) Because she disgraced them with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Nettie travel to with the hopes of appealing to the government?

2. Why doesn’t Celie like the idea of Shug and Germaine dating?

3. For whom does Sofia work when she is released from prison?

4. Who discovers that Mr. has been hiding Nettie’s letters?

5. What is Shug’s real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nettie come to live in Africa?

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

3. What is the most eye-opening experience for Nettie when she is in New York?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Celie react when she learns that Mr. has been hiding Nettie’s letters?

9. Who are Nettie and Celie’s birth parents?

10. Where are Celie’s parents buried, and what marks their headstones?

(see the answer keys)

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