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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. How does Celie communicate with Shug after she stops speaking to her?
(a) With body language.
(b) She doesn’t communicate; she ignores her completely.
(c) Through sign language.
(d) By writing down her thoughts.

2. Why was Nettie allowed to join the reverend and his wife on their mission trip?
(a) Because one of the missionaries backed out at the last minute.
(b) Because they thought it would be helpful to have a black attendant.
(c) Because Corrine refused to be parted from her.
(d) Because the church specifically requested that she join.

3. 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.

4. What vice deeply affects Eleanor Jane in her home?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Drug addiction.
(c) Sexual abuse.
(d) Alcoholism.

5. What does Nettie accuse Mr. of doing on the night she tried to leave the house?
(a) Slapping her across the face.
(b) Trying to rape her.
(c) Stealing what little savings she had left.
(d) Calling the cops on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Celie’s real birth father die?

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

3. How does Shug react when Celie starts crying about the rape and incest she suffered from?

4. What is the name of the ship Nettie sails to Olinla?

5. How does Corinne die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Pa marry after Celie and Nettie moved out, and what does this suggest about his personality?

2. How is the outside world changing Olinka?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Millie think Sofia is ungrateful?

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