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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 62-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Millie let Sofia visit with her family before taking her back home?
(a) A weekend.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) The entire afternoon.
(d) 1 hour.

2. Who does Samuel think is Olivia and Adam’s real mother?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Celie.
(c) Nettie.
(d) Shug.

3. What one activity won’t Mr. help with for Shug’s care?
(a) He won’t clean up her vomit.
(b) He won’t lift her in and out of bed.
(c) He won’t change her sheets.
(d) He won’t bathe her.

4. Why is Mr. upset with the townsfolk after Shug moves in with him?
(a) He feels that they have abandoned her in her time of need.
(b) He hears that they have been spreading gossip about their relationship.
(c) Because they have started ignoring him at church.
(d) Because they bought all the milk from the stores even though Shug needs it.

5. What groundbreaking piece of information does Nettie reveal to Celie in one of her letters?
(a) That their mother is still alive.
(b) That Pa is not their real father.
(c) That she has been having an affair with Samuel.
(d) That she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grady call Shug, which deeply annoys Celie?

2. What does Shug comment on the first time she meets Celie?

3. Why does Corinne think that Nettie and Samuel have been having an affair?

4. How does Millie feel about having Sofia in her house?

5. What does Celie say is keeping Shug alive?

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