The Color of Water | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1 and 2, Dead, The Bicycle

1. What is the name of the main character?

James McBride

2. What country was James' mother born in?

Poland

3. Where was James' mother raised?

Virginia

4. Where did James' mother spend most of her adult life?

New York

5. What did James' father die of?

Lung cancer

6. Who does James interview in his book?

His mother

7. What was Ruth's maiden name?

Shilsky

8. What religion was James' father?

Christian

9. What does James' mother embarrass James doing?

Riding a bike

10. What was the name of James' stepfather?

Hunter Jordan

11. What did Hunter die of?

Cancer

12. Who does James say he once robbed as a teenager?

A drug dealer

13. How did James view his mother as a young boy?

Strange

14. What language can Ruth speak as well as English?

Yiddish

15. What does...
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