Characters
Celie's sister, who is interested in learning and shares her knowledge with Celie.
Nettie
“He don’t want a wife, he want a dog.” Who is this quote about?
Mr. _____
How many times has Celie been pregnant before she marries Mr. ____?
What is an epistolary novel?
A novel written in letters
2023
Mr. _____'s son, who is one of the only men Celie befriends.
Harpo
“I want her to do what I say, like you do for Pa." Who says this quote?
Harpo
Why does Mr. ____ kick Nettie out of the house?
She denies his romantic advances.
What is a bildungsroman?
A coming of age story
Who played Sofia in the 1985 adaptation of The Color Purple?
Oprah Winfrey
Mr. _____'s ex-girlfriend who Celie finds attractive
Shug Avery
“I dream of murder wake or sleep.” Who says this quote?
Sofia
Who does Celie see in town when she is shopping with Mr. ____?
Her daughter Olivia
What kind if speech (diction) does Walker use throughout the novel?
Dialect
Which musician is cited in the epigraph of the novel?
Stevie Wonder
Mary Agnes (Squeak)
“I don’t fight Sofia battle, he say. My job to love her and take her where she want to go.” Who says this quote?
Prizefighter (Henry)
What new business does Harpo begin after Sofia leaves?
Club/bar
What kind of epistolary novel is the story?
Dialogic epistolary novel
Who long did the Jim Crow laws last?
Almost 100 years
Celie's youngest brother who is the first boy/man named in the novel
Lucious
“Like, sick as she is, if a snake cross her path, she kill it." Who is this quote about?
Shug Avery
Why does Sofia get arrested?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Which actress, famous for starring in the recent film adaptation of Wicked, also starred int he Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple?
Cyntia Erivo