She sasses the mayor's wife and then hits the mayor.
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Why can't Celie go to school?
She is pregnant.
100
Who tells Celie she needs to "talk proper" and why?
Her employee, Darlene; so people will think she's intelligent.
200
What are the names of Celie's children?
Olivia and Adam
200
What is unique about the way The Color Purple is written? This is a two-part answer.
It is written in letter form and in dialect.
200
Why doesn't Mr. ____ marry Shug Avery in the first place?
His family doesn't approve.
200
Why does Harpo eat so much?
He feels like he needs to beat Sofia to make her obey him, but she always beats him up when he tries to. He wants to be bigger than her.
200
What is grammar?
How a language is structured
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Who is Albert?
Mr. _____, Celie's husband.
300
Why does Celie stop writing to God partway through the novel?
She doesn't think God has ever done anything for her.
300
What happened to Mr.______'s first wife?
Her boyfriend shot her.
300
Why do Mr. ____'s sisters say that Celie is a better wife than Mr._______'s first wife?
She is better at domestic duties like cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the children.
300
What is dialect?
Any language variety associated with a particular region or group
400
What is Mary Agnes's alias?
Squeak
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Why is the novel called The Color Purple?
Shug tells Celie that she thinks God is offended if you see the color purple in a field and ignore it.
400
What does Celie do in the business she starts?
She sews pants.
400
Where do Nettie and the missionaries go? Why do they choose this destination?
They go to Africa because they want to empower their own people.
400
What is language prejudice, and how can you connect it to The Color Purple?
Language prejudice is making negative value judgments about a person based on the way he/she speaks. Darlene wants Celie to speak differently because she says people will make negative judgments about her based on her "improper" speech.
500
What is Celie's real father's name?
Alphonso
500
What is the first line of the novel, and why is it significant? Paraphrasing is acceptable.
"You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy." It explains why Celie writes to God throughout the novel.
500
Why does Celie move back to Georgia at the end of the novel?
Alphonso dies, so she inherits her parents' house.
500
Olivia and Nettie discuss the people in Africa who don't want girls to go to school. To whom does Olivia compare these people?
The people in America who don't want blacks to go to school.
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What are social speech varieties? Give an example of one.
Language varieties associated with social factors like socioeconomic class, age, ethnic background, or sexual orientation