Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Celie’s mother die?
2. What is a juke joint?
3. Why does Celie think Nettie is dead after she leaves Mr.’s house?
4. Why does Harpo fear his new business will fail?
5. What is the name of Celie’s sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many children does Celie give birth to, and what happens to them?
2. How does Shug Avery come to live in Celie’s house, and how does Celie feel about this?
3. What lesson does Shug teach Celie about her sexuality?
4. How does Mr. react when Nettie comes to live with him, and why does she end up leaving?
5. What obsessive behavior does Harpo start, and what does this suggest about his character?
6. What happens when Squeak tries to convince the warden to let Sofia out of jail early?
7. How does Harpo react to the news that Sofia’s father doesn’t think he’s good enough for her?
8. What happens when Harpo and Sofia see each other for the first time at the juke joint?
9. How do Mr. and Celie come to be married?
10. What changes about Harpo’s life after Sofia leaves him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the role of women, specifically black women, in the novel. What is the expected role that these women will take on? Are there any characters that fight against this expectation? If not, why? If so, what happens to them? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Walker chose to name Celie’s husband Mr. _________? What message might she be sending the reader by not giving him a last name? In journalistic writing, last names are often omitted to protect certain identities. Might this tradition have influenced Walker in some way? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
How does Nettie’s life change when she moves in with Samuel and Corinne? What suspicions do the reverend and his wife have about their new charge? How are these suspicions ultimately resolved, and how does that change Nettie’s life once again? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
This section contains 995 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |