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The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Letters 11–21
Letters 22–33
Letters 34–43
Letters 44–60
Letters 61–69
Letters 70–82
Letters 83–90
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Celie
Shug Avery
Mr. ______
Nettie
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Letters 1–10
Letters 11–21
Letters 22–33
Letters 34–43
Letters 44–60
Letters 61–69
Letters 70–82
Letters 83–90
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Celie
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Sofia
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Letters 1-10
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Letters 44-60
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Letters 70-82
Letters 83-90
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Letters 44-60 Quiz
Further Study
Letters 44-60 Quiz
1
of 5
How long was Sofia permitted to visit her children on Christmas after five years of separation?
One day
One morning
One week
Fifteen minutes
2
of 5
What "big surprise," alluded to in her letters, does Shug reveal to Celie and Mr. ___ when she visits at Christmas?
Her new car
Her engagement to Grady
Her new husband, Grady
Her pregnancy
3
of 5
Whose letters to Celie did Mr. ___ intercept and hide in a trunk?
Oliva
Nettie
Shug
Celie's mother
4
of 5
Where did Nettie travel after escaping from Alphonso and Mr. ___?
Harlem
Senegal
Liberia
All of the above
5
of 5
Who adopted Celie's lost children, Olivia and Adam?
Corrine and Samuel
Nettie and Samuel
Nettie and Joseph
Corrine and Joseph
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