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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 does Mr. collect, which surprises Celie?
(a) Bells.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Snow globes.
(d) Seashells.

2. How does Millie feel when she is surrounded by Sofia’s family?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Content.

3. Why didn’t the previous missionaries in Olinka participate in the traditional welcoming rituals?
(a) Because they were too haughty.
(b) Because they were too old.
(c) Because they weren’t invited to participate.
(d) Because they didn’t understand the culture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Billy’s sister, Millie’s daughter?

2. What does Nettie first notice about the Olinka people?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Nettie come to live in Africa?

5. How does Shug picture God?

6. How does Celie react when she learns that Mr. has been hiding Nettie’s letters?

7. What does Nettie do her first evening in Olinka?

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

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

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

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