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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 sick.
(c) She was jealous.
(d) All of the answers are true.

2. Where does Shug own a beautiful new home?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Memphis.

3. How does Shug react when Celie starts crying about the rape and incest she suffered from?
(a) She slaps her.
(b) She ignores her.
(c) She kisses her.
(d) She prays for her.

4. Who does Nettie marry?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Mr.
(c) The Olinka chief.
(d) Adam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest position for a woman in the Olinka village?

2. How does Nettie react to the jungle surrounding Olinka?

3. Where do Mary Agnes and Grady live?

4. What is the name of Billy’s sister, Millie’s daughter?

5. Where does Celie stab Mr. when he tries to stop her from going to Memphis with Shug?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shug identify Nettie’s hidden letters?

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

3. How did Nettie come to live in Africa?

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

5. What is Nettie’s first impression of the Senegalese people she meets during her travels?

6. How did the reverend and his wife treat Nettie when they first met her?

7. Who is Mary Agnes?

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

9. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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

(see the answer keys)

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