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The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Letters 1–10
Letters 11–21
Letters 22–33
Letters 34–43
Letters 44–60
Letters 61–69
Letters 70–82
Letters 83–90
Characters
Character List
Celie
Shug Avery
Mr. ______
Nettie
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Sexuality
Personal Voice
Female Relationships
Quotes By Section
Letters 1–10
Letters 11–21
Letters 22–33
Letters 34–43
Letters 44–60
Letters 61–69
Letters 70–82
Letters 83–90
Quotes By Character
Celie
Nettie
Shug Avery
Mr. _____
Sofia
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Letters 1-10
Letters 11-21
Letters 22-33
Letters 34-43
Letters 44-60
Letters 61-69
Letters 70-82
Letters 83-90
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Letters 61-69 Quiz
Further Study
Letters 61-69 Quiz
1
of 5
What behavior does Corrine prohibit when she begins to feel that Nettie is encroaching on her family?
Sharing clothing
Calling Nettie "Mama Nettie"
Samuel visiting Nettie alone
All of the above
2
of 5
What does Nettie feel that the Olinka villagers inadequately acknowledge in their study of history?
Voices of women
Slavery in America
Colonialism in other continents
Civil war
3
of 5
Who invades Olinka, destroying farms and displacing homes to build roads?
An English Rubber company
A Dutch Ivory company
The neighboring village's army
English missionaries
4
of 5
What was the occupation of Celie and Nettie's biological father?
Store owner
Carpenter
Missionary
Gardener
5
of 5
After reading Nettie's letters, to whom does Celie begin to address her letters, instead of God?
Olivia
Adam
Nettie
Answers A) and B)
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