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 did James' father die of?
(a) Measles
(b) Polio
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Brain disease

2. What do the muggers take from Ruth?
(a) Her life
(b) Her blouse
(c) Her groceries
(d) Her purse

3. What kind of animal does Sam have to feed in the mornings?
(a) Chickens
(b) A dog
(c) A cow
(d) A sheep

4. What is Ruth's job at the bank?
(a) A cleaner
(b) A manager
(c) A clerk
(d) A typist

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

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

7. What color packets does the BC powder come in?
(a) Purple
(b) Yellow
(c) Red and green
(d) Blue and white

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

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

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

11. Why is Ruth's family disliked?
(a) They are rude
(b) They are poor
(c) They are Jewish
(d) They are too serious

12. What was the name of James' stepfather?
(a) Damien Goad
(b) Fishel Shilsky
(c) Andrew McBride
(d) Hunter Jordan

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the main character?

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

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

4. What war does Sam fight in?

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

(see the answer keys)

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