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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy try to kick Sofia while she is watching him?
(a) He doesn’t want a black woman in the house.
(b) She refused to throw the ball to him.
(c) She muttered a racist phrase under her breath.
(d) She insulted his father.

2. What is the giveaway on the envelopes that they have come from Nettie, not anyone else?
(a) The handwriting.
(b) The stamps.
(c) There is no giveaway.
(d) The return address on the envelopes.

3. How does Celie communicate with Shug after she stops speaking to her?
(a) By writing down her thoughts.
(b) Through sign language.
(c) She doesn’t communicate; she ignores her completely.
(d) With body language.

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

5. 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 be dunces.
(d) That they will never know the truth about her.

6. Where did Mr. hide Nettie’s letters?
(a) In his trunk.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In a tree stump.
(d) In a box under his dirty clothes.

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

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

9. Where does Shug own a beautiful new home?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Memphis.

10. How does Shug react when she learns that Celie is no longer writing letters to God?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is upset.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is understanding.

11. How did the reverend and his wife treat Nettie when she first arrived?
(a) They welcomed her as a long lost family member.
(b) They hired her in as a maid.
(c) The made her pay room and board, like a lodger.
(d) They ignored her completely.

12. What does Celie place as markers over her birthparent’s graves?
(a) Bouquets of flowers.
(b) Wooden crosses.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An old horseshoe.

13. Why doesn’t Celie like the idea of Shug and Germaine dating?
(a) Because she is jealous of Shug’s love.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) Because Germaine is too young for her.
(d) Because Shug is still married to Grady.

14. Which of Corinne’s possessions are given to Nettie after her death?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her photo albums of the children.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her books.

15. What is unusual about Sofia’s mother’s funeral?
(a) She asks to be buried at sea.
(b) No one is invited to the service.
(c) The funeral is for “whites only.”
(d) She has all female pallbearers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country does Nettie travel to with the hopes of appealing to the government?

3. Who does Nettie marry?

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

5. Why didn’t the previous missionaries in Olinka participate in the traditional welcoming rituals?

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