The Color Purple
AP Terms
The Color Purple
AP Terms
100
How does Celie end up marrying Mr.___?
Her stepfather, Alphonso, arranges the marriage
100
What is diction?
Word Choice
100
What do the Olinka view as godlike?
Roofleaf
100
What is ambiguity?
Vagueness, leaving things up to interpretation
200
How does Nettie end up with Samuel and Corrine?
Celie refers her to them after meeting Corrine in the store
200
We will call every home. We will go to every door. We will make sure Obama is president for another term! What is this an example of?
Anaphora
200
Why does Celie have such an attraction to Shug?
She sees her as someone to trust, in contrast to the others in her life
200
Humorous double play on words
Pun
300
How does Harpo treat Sophia, and how does she react?
He attempts to model the actions he has seen and beat her into submission. However, she ends up fighting back and hurting him.
300
Which type of character undergoes a change through the novel?
Dynamic character
300
Who are Celie's children?
Olivia and Adam. Nettie helps take care of them.
300
Arrangement and order of words in a sentence
Syntax
400
How do the Olinka village view women?
Women are not educated and can only gain rank through marrying a male
400
Someone puts an S on their shirt for a team. This is a _____ to Superman.
Allusion
400
Where does Celie move and why?
Memphis, TN to start her business with Shug
400
An improbable or unexpected event happens at the end of a story to make things right
dues ex machina
500
Why is God an important symbol to Celie?
God follows Celie from seeing him as a white stereotype to opening her mind as she finds her independence and voice
500
Comes from the word spewing or vomiting, means to let out emotions
Catharsis
500
How does Sophia land in jail?
Sassing the mayor's wife
500
To train for the marathon, he woke up every morning and ran around the world twice
Hyperbole
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