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 does James call his stepfather?
(a) Sir
(b) Daddy
(c) Lithe
(d) Boy

2. Why can Ruth not eat Frances' mother's food?
(a) It is cheap
(b) It is soul food
(c) It smells bad
(d) It is not kosher

3. What does James' mother embarrass James doing?
(a) Riding a bike
(b) Hugging him
(c) Preaching
(d) Playing the piano

4. Where does Ruth's Aunt Betsy work?
(a) A bank
(b) A lingerie store
(c) A factory
(d) A cafe

5. 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

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

7. What city does Sam leave for?
(a) Chicago
(b) Los Angeles
(c) San Francisco
(d) New York

8. What does Ruth drop behind the store?
(a) Her bracelet
(b) Her purse
(c) Her money
(d) Her necklace

9. Where did Ruth's family live when they first arrived in America?
(a) Denver
(b) New York
(c) San Francisco
(d) Los Angeles

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

11. Who comes to meet James when his mother does not show up?
(a) His step father
(b) His father
(c) A rabbi
(d) His siblings

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

13. What do the children eat at Daddy's cousin's house?
(a) Pears
(b) Fried chicken
(c) Apples
(d) Watermelons

14. What is the name of the boy Ruth meets in this chapter?
(a) Frank
(b) Edward
(c) Peter
(d) Davis

15. What is the name of Ruth's brother?
(a) Peter
(b) Sam
(c) Davis
(d) James

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say she was starved of?

2. What group is the boy's father part of?

3. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?

4. Where do James' siblings say his real mother is?

5. In what city of Virginia does Hunter's cousin live?

(see the answer keys)

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