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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 the name of the shop Celie opens in Memphis?
(a) Pantalones Company.
(b) Folkspants Unlimited.
(c) Pants.
(d) Party Pants.

2. How did the reverend and his wife treat Nettie when she first arrived?
(a) They welcomed her as a long lost family member.
(b) They hired her in as a maid.
(c) They ignored her completely.
(d) The made her pay room and board, like a lodger.

3. Why was Nettie allowed to join the reverend and his wife on their mission trip?
(a) Because one of the missionaries backed out at the last minute.
(b) Because the church specifically requested that she join.
(c) Because Corrine refused to be parted from her.
(d) Because they thought it would be helpful to have a black attendant.

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

5. Where does Celie stab Mr. when he tries to stop her from going to Memphis with Shug?
(a) In the side.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the leg.
(d) In the hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vice deeply affects Eleanor Jane in her home?

2. How does Corinne die?

3. How does Celie picture God?

4. What is the giveaway on the envelopes that they have come from Nettie, not anyone else?

5. What season is it when Celie sees Pa for the last time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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

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

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