Plot and Characters
Through whose point of view is The Color Purple told?
Celie & Nettie
What color symbolizes beauty and joy?
Purple
Which word means kindness or goodwill toward others?
benevolence
Why does Samuel invite Nettie to Africa?
He needed her help with his children
In Macbeth, who is the first character(s) we meet?
The three witches
At the start of the novel, what does Celie believe happened to her children?
Killed and/or sold
What item represents Celie’s independence?
Pants
A flood that destroys homes would be an example of what?
What happens to Olinka land?
They lost it to the rubber company (to build road)
According to Long Way Down, what are the 3 Rules?
1.) No crying
2.) No snitching
3.) Get revenge
When does Squeak insist on being called Mary Agnes?
After the incident with the Warden
What does the quilt symbolize?
Sisterhood/friendship
Formidable is an antonym for what vocab word?
Impotent
Who marries Adam?
Tashi
What was the name of the detective investigating EOs in Vicious?
Detective Mark Stell
What happened to Celie's biological dad?
He was lynched for being too successful
Which type conflict most strongly drives Celie’s personal transformation throughout the novel?
Man vs. man
Man vs. self
Man vs. fate
Man vs. society
Man vs. self
After Celie and Sofia talk about Harpo (when he was gaining weight) what vocab word could best be used to describe him?
Effeminate
Why does Corrine distrust Nettie?
She thinks Nettie is her children's mother (affair with her husband)
What character, in Macbeth, first discovers Duncan's dead body?
Macduff
What do Squeak and Grady do in Panama?
They run a marijuana farm
Which conflict most clearly exposes the novel’s critique of systemic racism?
A. Celie vs. Mr. ______
B. Sofia vs. the mayor
C. Nettie vs. Africa
D. Shug vs. religion
B. Sofia vs. the mayor
Mercurial is a synonym for what vocab word?
How do the black African's view slavery in the US?
They do not feel like they had a part in it/responsible for any of it
When we learned to analyze poetry, we used the phrase "The Big 6" - they included: title, speaker, theme, tools, paraphrase and WHAT?
Turn