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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. Who does Nettie marry?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Mr.
(c) The Olinka chief.
(d) Adam.

2. What does Grady call Shug, which deeply annoys Celie?
(a) Honey.
(b) Lady.
(c) Girl.
(d) Mama.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Celie’s biggest fear when she thinks about her children?

2. What is the name of Corrine’s husband?

3. What does Celie feed Henrietta when she is sick, a trick she learned from Nettie’s letters?

4. What vice deeply affects Eleanor Jane in her home?

5. What type of farm do Mary Agnes and Grady run?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the reverend and his wife treat Nettie when they first met her?

2. Who is Mary Agnes?

3. Who are Nettie and Celie’s birth parents?

4. How does Pa react when Celie tells him that she knows the truth about her birth parents?

5. Why is Sofia’s mother’s funeral unusual?

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

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

8. How does Shug identify Nettie’s hidden letters?

9. What is rootleaf and why is it important to the Olinkans?

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

(see the answer keys)

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