The Color Purple Study Questions
Authored by Leanne Pritzlaff
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Celie's old home looks dilapidated and rundown when Shug takes her to visit her Pa there.
It is pristine and well-maintained
It is dilapidated and rundown
It is modest but charming
It is bustling with activity
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Celie's Pa explained that he has been more successful with running a business and becoming a wealthy black man than her real father. Which of the following best summarizes what he did differently?
He gave the white business owners half of the profits.
He hired a young white boy to work in the store.
He did both: gave the white business owners half of the profits and hired a young white boy to work in the store.
He did not change anything.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nettie finally convinces Corrine that Celie is the mother of Adam and Olivia, and that the two of them had met once a long time ago by referencing their forgotten previous encounter.
By showing her the fabric in the quilt that she bought when she met Celie in town.
By presenting undeniable DNA evidence.
By showing a handwritten letter.
By explaining a detailed family tree.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What happens to Corrine?
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select the concise reason why Celie doesn't write to God anymore.
Because now she is writing to Nettie. She is losing her faith in God
Because she lost her ability to write.
Because she found a new way to communicate her feelings.
Because she was instructed by someone else.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL. 11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shug teaches Celie that God is...
a traditional male figure
present in all things
only in churches
absent
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Mr. react when he learns Shug is leaving and is planning to take Celie with her.
He says "over my dead body"
He is pleased
He is indifferent
He is excited
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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