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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 Celie’s biggest fear when she thinks about her children?
(a) That they hate her.
(b) That they love Celie more than they love her.
(c) That they will never know the truth about her.
(d) That they will be dunces.

2. What is the highest position for a woman in the Olinka village?
(a) School teacher.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Doctor.
(d) The chief’s wife.

3. What has changed about Mr. in the time that Celie has been in Memphis?
(a) He has remarried and moved to Texas.
(b) His personality has mellowed and his now pleasant.
(c) He has found God and is now a preacher.
(d) He has started drinking and is now unbearable to be around.

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

5. Why didn’t the previous missionaries in Olinka participate in the traditional welcoming rituals?
(a) Because they weren’t invited to participate.
(b) Because they were too haughty.
(c) Because they were too old.
(d) Because they didn’t understand the culture.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do the Olinka people pity Nettie?

4. What does Mr. collect, which surprises Celie?

5. What type of farm do Mary Agnes and Grady run?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Billy get hurt on the day that Celie visits Sofia at the mayor’s house?

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

5. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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

9. What does Nettie do her first evening in Olinka?

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

(see the answer keys)

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