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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. For whom does Sofia work when she is released from prison?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The reverend.

2. Where do Mary Agnes and Grady live?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Panama.
(c) Belize.
(d) Nicaragua.

3. According to Shug, where can God be found?
(a) In our own hearts.
(b) In the beauty of the wildflowers.
(c) In the color purple.
(d) All of the answers are true.

4. How long was Sofia kept in prison before her early release?
(a) One year and one month.
(b) Seven years and three months.
(c) Eleven and a half years.
(d) Nine years and nine months.

5. What does Celie place as markers over her birthparent’s graves?
(a) An old horseshoe.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wooden crosses.
(d) Bouquets of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. hide Nettie’s letters?

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

3. Why does Harpo finally agree to let Squeak sing at his juke joint?

4. How many children does Corrine have?

5. Why did Nettie decide to move out of Mr.’s house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shug picture God?

2. Why is Olivia the only girl at the Olinka School?

3. How does life change for Celie when she moves to Memphis?

4. How has Corinne’s attitude changed toward Nettie since moving to Africa?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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

(see the answer keys)

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