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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Celie’s mother die?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She dies due to childbirth complications.
(c) She accidentally drowns in the river.
(d) Her husband murders her.

2. What does Harpo start have nightmares about after meeting Sofia?
(a) Sofia marrying another man.
(b) His mother’s death.
(c) His father’s fists.
(d) A life alone.

3. What bothers Celie about her father’s new wife?
(a) She is physically affectionate.
(b) She has a shrieking voice.
(c) She is not religious.
(d) She is not a good cook.

4. Why does Mr. kick Kate out of the house?
(a) For smoking a cigarette in front of the children.
(b) For slapping Celie across the face.
(c) For encouraging Celie’s independence.
(d) For stealing from him.

5. What does Shug teach Celie about sex?
(a) That it can be pleasurable.
(b) All its negative side effects (from unwanted pregnancy to STDs).
(c) The mechanics of how it works.
(d) That it is best when you are in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term “bright” mean to Harpo?

2. Why doesn’t Pa want Nettie to marry Mr.?

3. Who offers to speak to the warden on Sofia’s behalf?

4. Why is Mr. upset with the townsfolk after Shug moves in with him?

5. Why does Harpo fear his new business will fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Harpo and Sofia see each other for the first time at the juke joint?

2. Why is Mr. so emotional with Shug in his house?

3. How does Mr. react when Nettie comes to live with him, and why does she end up leaving?

4. What changes about Harpo’s life after Sofia leaves him?

5. How does Mr.’s family feel about having Shug in the house?

6. Who is Olivia and where does Celie meet her?

7. How does Harpo’s juke joint fare when it first opens?

8. How does Celie try to protect Nettie from Pa?

9. How does Harpo react to the news that Sofia’s father doesn’t think he’s good enough for her?

10. How does Shug Avery come to live in Celie’s house, and how does Celie feel about this?

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