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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. Why does Harpo refuse to help Celie out around the house?
(a) Because he hates Celie.
(b) Because his father has forbidden it.
(c) Because he thinks it is women’s work.
(d) Because he is always too tired.

2. Which of the following words does Shug use to describe Celie when they first meet?
(a) Clean.
(b) Pious.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Ugly.

3. Why doesn’t Pa want Nettie to marry Mr.?
(a) Because he hopes Nettie will marry rich.
(b) Because he has no money for a dowry.
(c) Because he thinks Celie should get married first.
(d) Because Mr. is a violent man.

4. Why is Celie jealous of Mr. and Shug at Harpo’s bar?
(a) Because they dance together all night.
(b) Because of the way Shug is looking at Mr.
(c) Because she overhears Mr. tell Shug that he loves her.
(d) Because she sees them kissing.

5. Who does Celie suggest Harpo hire to help at the new bar?
(a) Pa.
(b) Shug.
(c) Nettie.
(d) Mr.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Celie react when Mr. returns home after his frolic with Shug?

2. What is Shug’s occupation?

3. Why does Squeak slap Sofia at the bar?

4. Who does Celie think about while having sex with her husband on her wedding night?

5. Why does Sofia finally decide to leave Harpo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Squeak tries to convince the warden to let Sofia out of jail early?

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

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

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

5. Why does Celie suddenly feel jealous of Mr. and Shug when she sees them at the juke joint?

6. Why does Sofia decide to leave Harpo, and how does he react to the news?

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

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

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

10. How does Sofia end up in jail?

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