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The Color Purple

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Question 1

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What did Celie decide to do with Alphonso's dry good store?

she gave it to Nettie

she willed it to Daisy

she used it to sell her pants

she decided to burn it

Question 2

2.

When Shug returns home, she is jealous of Celie because...

she has grown so close to Mr. 

Celie's business is doing so well

Celie is happy and Shug is not

Celie has a good relationship with her children

Question 3

3.

Celie's biggest fear when she think about her children is that they...

will be dunces

hate her

will never know the truth about her

love Shug more than they love her

Question 4

4.

Celie's husband, Albert, takes Shug to live with them because she...

he was handicapped

had no place to stay

he was able to pay rent

was sick

Question 5

5.

In New York, Nettie discovered...

the manners of white society

Harlem and African culture

jazz and swing music

she loved to work with her hands

Question 6

6.

______________ buys the Olinka land, threatening to take everything away from the villagers.

The French government

An American farming company

A rubber company

A university

Question 7

7.

The previous missionaries in Olinka did not participate in the traditional welcoming rituals because they...

Question 8

8.

The first thing that Nettie's letters reveal to Celie is that...

Nettie is married

her children are alive

Pa is dead

Nettie is moving to Africa

Question 9

9.

Celie had ____ children.

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5

Question 10

10.

Harpo began beating Sofia because...

he wanted her to mind him

he didn't want to be married

she wanted to leave him

he thought she was with another man