The Color purple

• letters 1-21
• who does celie address her letters to

  god
• when celie's father says ,"you gonna do what your mammy wouldn't", what does that mean

  she is going to have sex with him
• what does celie mean when she says she is big

  she's pregnant
• what does celie believe has happened to her babies ? what gender are they

  one boy one girl

  her father killed one and sold the other
• how many times does celie give birth and who is the father

  twice

  her father
• who is mr


  one of pa's church friends and someone who nettie had feelings for
• celies father refuses to let nettie marry mr, but says he can marry celie. how does celies father describe celie to mr


  ugly, liar, experienced, hardworking, owns her own cow
• why do both nettie and celie work so hard to become educated


  so they can survive on their own when they run away from home to get away from pa
• what does celie discover about her daughter and how does she make that discovery


  she is alive, her name is olivia, she is 6-7 years old , and her dad is a reverend, she seeing them buying clothes
• when mr tells celie that nettie must leave their house, what does celie give to nettie? what does nettie promise celie she will do


  nettie promises she will write

  celie gives nettie the name of the reverend that can help her
• Who is Shug Avery?

  beautiful , famous, promiscuous singer, mr. dream girl
• who is sofia and for what reason does she get pregnant


  harpos gf

  so harpo and sofia can be together
• harpos father and celie advise harpo to beat his wife. what happens when he does this

  sofia fights back
• why is celie jealous of sofia


  because she fights back to protect herself
• letters 22-35
• how does shug end up staying with mr and celie


  she is sick and no one wants to take her in
• how does celie realize her husbands name is albert

  she hears shug say it
• how many children do shug and mr have together and where are their children at

  three and with shugs mom
• what causes mr and celie to feel close to one another when mr father comes to visit

  when mr's father insults shug they commit eye contact and feel protective of her
• why does celie cherish the quilt she and sofia are making


  the yellow dress that shug gave her is in it
• what strange habit does harpo suddenly start to develop

  eating a lot
• why does sofia leave harpo and where does she go

  because he is trying to take away her independence

  she moves in with her sister and takes the children with her
• what kind of business does harpo start and where does he start it


  juke joint

  where him and sofia used to live
• shug sings a song for celie. what is the song about


  it's about a man not treating a woman right
• celie tells shug that mr will beat her when she is gone. when shug asks why what is celies response

  for being me and not you
• shug asks celie if it bothers her when albert and shug sleep together. celie tells her she doesn't mind. what are celies true feelings toward shug

  she cares that shug is sleeping with someone else and cries when she hears them sleeping together
• letters 36-48
• what does mr tell sofia about his children


  two daughters have grown and gone

  bub is his son who is in and out of jail
• who is squeak and how does she lose two of her teeth


  she's harpos new mixed race gf

  she called sofia a bitch slapped her and sofia fought back
• Why is Sofia in jail?

  sofia knocked the mayor down for slapping her
• what is sofia's job in jail and what is her attitude and mental state


  she does the laundry

  she listens to all the rules and doesn't fight back
• who takes care of sofia's children while she is in jail

  odessa and squeak
• what is the plan for getting sofia out of jail

  the the white warden to release sofia
• why is squeak sent to talk to the warden and what happens while she is with him

  she is his niece

  he rapes her
• for whom does sofia work when she is released for jail

  as a maid for the mayors wife
• when sofia finally gets to see her family after fiche years how long does she get to see them for and why

  15 mins

  ms millie got stuck and needed sofia to drive her back into town
• what about shugs christmas visit surprised celie and albert


  she has a new husband named grady
• what happens between shug and celie when grad6 and albert take the car for a long ride


  celie tells the story of her rape to shug and cries. afterwards they kiss
• what does shug want mary agnes to do

  sing in public