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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nettie first notice about the Olinka people?
(a) Their long dreadlocks.
(b) Their bare chests.
(c) Their welcoming spirit.
(d) Their white teeth.

2. What is the name of Corrine’s husband?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Samson.
(c) Simon.
(d) Sean.

3. Which of the following is NOT a place Nettie stops on her way to Olinka?
(a) New York City.
(b) England.
(c) Senegal.
(d) The Azures Islands.

4. According to the letters, how does Nettie feel being away from Celie?
(a) Like her heart is breaking.
(b) Untouchable.
(c) Like she’s finally coming into her own.
(d) All alone.

5. What is the first thing that Nettie’s letters reveal to Celie?
(a) That Nettie is married.
(b) That Pa is dead.
(c) That Nettie is moving to Africa.
(d) That her children are alive.

6. What instrument does Germaine, Shug’s new boyfriend, play?
(a) The saxophone.
(b) The flute.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The drums.

7. What type of farm do Mary Agnes and Grady run?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Potato.
(c) Mushroom.
(d) Marijuana.

8. What is the final way Corinne hurts Nettie before she dies?
(a) She ships her back to America.
(b) She slaps her across the face.
(c) She calls Nettie a liar.
(d) She forbids her from seeing the children.

9. How does Corinne die?
(a) She catches African fever.
(b) She has a heart attack.
(c) She succumbs after a long battle with cancer.
(d) She suffers from an untreated STD.

10. Who buys the Olinka land, threatening to take everything away from the villagers?
(a) A rubber company.
(b) The French government.
(c) A university.
(d) An American farming company.

11. What does Celie inherit when Pa dies?
(a) His bank accounts.
(b) His car.
(c) His house.
(d) Nothing – her name is left off the will.

12. What season is it when Celie sees Pa for the last time?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

13. According to Shug, where can God be found?
(a) In our own hearts.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) In the color purple.
(d) In the beauty of the wildflowers.

14. What does Celie feed Henrietta when she is sick, a trick she learned from Nettie’s letters?
(a) Rootleaf.
(b) Clay.
(c) Yams.
(d) Cinnamon.

15. Where does Celie stab Mr. when he tries to stop her from going to Memphis with Shug?
(a) In the hand.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the neck.
(d) In the side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shug own a beautiful new home?

2. What is the name of the ship Nettie sails to Olinla?

3. How long was Sofia kept in prison before her early release?

4. What does Celie start sewing to keep her mind off killing Mr.?

5. What does Mr. compare Celie to when she returns home from Memphis?

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