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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 86-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Celie feel when Shug suggests moving out?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Manic.

2. What does Celie feel so guilty about that she struggles to sleep at night?
(a) Stealing money from Sofia’s purse.
(b) Taking the Lord's name in vein.
(c) Encouraging Harpo to beat his wife.
(d) Having impure thoughts about Shug Avery.

3. Why did Shug’s parents kick her out of the house when she was young?
(a) Because she was wild.
(b) Because there were simply too many children in the house.
(c) Because she disgraced them with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
(d) Because they had to move to a smaller place.

4. When Celie and Nettie are reunited, how many years had they been apart?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

5. What interesting household task is Sofia completing when Celie visits to speak to her about Harpo?
(a) Changing the oil in the car.
(b) Fixing the roof.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Resealing the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. encourage Harpo to keep his wife in line?

2. Why is Sophia arrested?

3. What is a juke joint?

4. How does Celie feel when she finds all the letters Mr. has hidden from her?

5. What is the name of Corrine’s husband?

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