The Color of Water Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

James McBride (writer)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Color of Water Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

James McBride (writer)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was James' mother born in?
(a) France
(b) Poland
(c) Germany
(d) England

2. How does Frances show her support for Ruth at dinner?
(a) She slaps her father
(b) She does not eat
(c) She throws away Ruth's food
(d) She eats Ruth's food

3. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?
(a) Foil
(b) Leather
(c) Cotton
(d) PCP

4. What state does Jacqueline live in?
(a) Mississippi
(b) New York
(c) Kentucky
(d) Colorado

5. What was Ruth's maiden name?
(a) Goldburg
(b) Shilsky
(c) McBride
(d) Jordan

6. What neighborhood in New York does James live in?
(a) Manhatten
(b) Queens
(c) Harlem
(d) Brooklyn

7. What is Jacqueline's nickname?
(a) Jack
(b) Leaflet
(c) Jock
(d) Queenie

8. Where does Ruth take her children shopping?
(a) Manhatten's Lower East Side
(b) The Bronx
(c) Brooklyn
(d) Greenwich Village

9. What does Ruth drink tea from?
(a) A bowl
(b) A saucer
(c) A mug
(d) A glass

10. What did the blacks come into the store to purchase in the Thirties?
(a) BC powder
(b) Gun powder
(c) Paracetemol
(d) Guns

11. How did James view his mother as a young boy?
(a) Strange
(b) Loving
(c) Strong
(d) Funny

12. What does Ruth says she suffers from because of her grandfather's death?
(a) Hay fever
(b) Fear of death
(c) Fear of the dark
(d) Claustrophobia

13. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?
(a) Singing
(b) Amens
(c) Hand claps
(d) Laughs

14. What happened to black men who dated white women?
(a) They were stoned
(b) They were imprisoned
(c) They were ran out of town
(d) They were hanged

15. What is the name of Ruth's best friend?
(a) Lauren
(b) Frances
(c) Daisy
(d) Peter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does James hit the boy?

2. What does James say Daddy always has his pockets full with?

3. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?

4. Where did Ruth's family live when they first arrived in America?

5. What kind of job did Ruth's father have when he first arrived in America?

(see the answer keys)

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