The Color Purple

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Across
  1. 1. Name of Celie's daughter.
  2. 4. ______ is the biggest struggle for the women in this novel and the world.
  3. 7. ______ is the author of The Color Purple. (2 words)
  4. 9. The Color Purple is written in a series of ______.
  5. 11. Name of Celie's son.
  6. 15. ______ adopted Celie's biological children and ended up marrying Celie's sister.
  7. 16. The main setting of the book (the state that Celie and Mr. ______ live in) is ______.
  8. 18. ______ abused and raped Celie. They called him Pa.
  9. 19. ______ tries to abuse his wife to show dominance but fails because his wife is strong and independent.
  10. 20. ______ has a relationship with Harpo after Sofia leaves him.
  11. 21. ______ is Sofia's boyfriend after she leaves Harpo.
Down
  1. 2. What continent does Nettie go to?
  2. 3. Mr. ______ initially wanted to marry ______.
  3. 5. ______ is the biggest struggle for the black characters in this book and the world.
  4. 6. Celie starts her own business making ______.
  5. 8. ______ was raped by stepfather and children taken from her.
  6. 10. ______ is the Olinka village girl who undergoes the African traditions of facial scarring.
  7. 12. The name of Harpo's restaurant is The ______. (2 words)
  8. 13. Mr. ______'s first name is ______ .
  9. 14. Celie wants to kill Mr. ______ with his ______.
  10. 15. ______ is a strong and independent woman who does not accept mistreatment from anyone.
  11. 17. ______ falls in love with and eventually marries an African girl.
  12. 20. ______ was Mr. ______'s lover at first but then becomes friends with Celie and eventually her lover.