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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. What is the name of Billy’s sister, Millie’s daughter?
(a) Cybil Edith.
(b) Daisy May.
(c) Eleanor Jane.
(d) Leanne Mary.

2. How does Nettie react to the jungle surrounding Olinka?
(a) She is terrified by its vastness.
(b) She is disgusted by the bugs.
(c) She is overwhelmed with the greenery.
(d) She is pleased with the weather.

3. What is the name of the only girl at the Olinka School where Nettie teaches?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Tashi.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Cora.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shug react when she learns that Celie is no longer writing letters to God?

2. Which of the following is NOT a place Nettie stops on her way to Olinka?

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

4. What is the “big surprise” Shug reveals at Christmas?

5. Why does Celie want to see Pa before she moves to Memphis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the outside world changing Olinka?

2. How has Grady’s life changed since moving to Memphis?

3. How does Celie react to the news that Pa has died?

4. What coming-of-age ritual does Tashi partake in, and what is the reaction to her participation?

5. Where are Celie’s parents buried, and what marks their headstones?

6. How does Shug convince Celie not to kill Mr.?

7. Why did Shug’s parents kick her out of the house when she was growing up?

8. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

9. How do the Olinka people first react to their new missionaries (including Nettie)?

10. How do Tashi’s parents feel about her befriending Olivia?

(see the answer keys)

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