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 kind of drugs does James start experimenting with?
(a) Cocaine
(b) Marijuana
(c) Heroin
(d) LSD

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

3. What does James say he and his siblings are confused by?
(a) Their nationality
(b) The upperclasses
(c) Their color
(d) Who their father is

4. From whose death does James say his mother never recovers?
(a) His father's
(b) Hunter's
(c) Her grandfather's
(d) Her mother's

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

6. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?
(a) Chairs
(b) Hats
(c) Fur coats
(d) Shoes

7. Who does James say he once robbed as a teenager?
(a) An old lady
(b) His mother
(c) His best friend
(d) A drug dealer

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

9. Why does James hit the boy?
(a) He wants to see him cry
(b) For a bet
(c) He is afraid for his mother
(d) He is bored

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

11. What does Ruth say God is?
(a) A fun guy
(b) The almighty
(c) A devil
(d) A spirit

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

13. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?
(a) White
(b) Gray
(c) Black
(d) Yellow

14. What kind of houses do the blacks in Suffolk live in?
(a) Apartments
(b) Mansions
(c) Mud huts
(d) Shacks

15. Who is the first person to find out about Ruth's pregnancy?
(a) Frances
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) Aunt Mary

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to black men who dated white women?

2. What kind of hat is the boy's father wearing?

3. What kind of water animal does Ruth say Frances' family ate?

4. Who does Ruth remember riding through town?

5. What is Frances' mother good at?

(see the answer keys)

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