View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Corrine’s son’s name?
(a) Adam.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Ammon.
(d) Alexander.

2. How does Corinne die?
(a) She suffers from an untreated STD.
(b) She succumbs after a long battle with cancer.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She catches African fever.

3. Who does Samuel think is Olivia and Adam’s real mother?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Celie.
(c) Shug.
(d) Nettie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Germaine, Shug’s new boyfriend, play?

2. What is the name of the shop Celie opens in Memphis?

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

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

5. Where do Mary Agnes and Grady live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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

7. What is the most eye-opening experience for Nettie when she is in New York?

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

9. How did Nettie come to live in Africa?

10. How does Billy get hurt on the day that Celie visits Sofia at the mayor’s house?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 768 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample