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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 73-79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Mr. and Shug have together?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Why does Celie think Nettie is dead after she leaves Mr.’s house?
(a) Nettie promises to write letters but none arrive.
(b) She hears about an unidentified murder victim whose appearance is similar to Nettie’s.
(c) She overhears Mr. talking about how he killed her.
(d) Nettie constantly worried that someone was after her.

3. Who teaches Millie how to drive?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The warden.
(c) Celie.
(d) Sofia.

4. What color fabric does Celie hope to buy for her very first dress?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

5. What is the name of Harpo’s friend who helps him out at the new bar?
(a) Vain.
(b) Swain.
(c) Wayne.
(d) Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celie say is keeping Shug alive?

2. What groundbreaking piece of information does Nettie reveal to Celie in one of her letters?

3. What does Celie do when she overhears Shug and Mr. having sex on the night before Shug moves out?

4. How does Sofia react to being slapped?

5. Why was Shug so harsh with Celie when they first met?

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