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 is the name of James' stepsister?
(a) Doris
(b) Daisy
(c) Lauren
(d) Jacqueline

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

3. Who does Ruth steal money from?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her father
(c) Her brother
(d) Frances

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

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

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

7. What do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?
(a) Their cans of Coke
(b) Ruth's groceries
(c) Ruth's loose change
(d) Their blood

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

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

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

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

12. When does James' stepfather visit them?
(a) On the weekends
(b) Every summer
(c) On Mondays
(d) In the holidays

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

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

15. What kind of business does Aunt Mary run?
(a) A computer business
(b) A grocery store
(c) A loan business
(d) A factory

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Ruth not eat Frances' mother's food?

2. Who is the first person to find out about Ruth's pregnancy?

3. What day of the week does Hunter always arrive at their house?

4. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?

5. What kind of people do James and friends mug?

(see the answer keys)

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