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The Color of Water

James McBride

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What promise did Ruth make to Dee-Dee when she left Suffolk for New York City?

(A) To try to find Dee-Dee a job in New York

(B) To return to Suffolk to live with her family

(C) To never marry a black man

(D) To maintain her Jewish religion

In which neighborhood did Dennis and Ruth live with their eight children?

(A) The Lower East Side

(B) The Upper West Side

(C) Harlem

(D) The Bronx

Which of James's siblings left home during his/her adolescence?

(A) Billy

(B) Richie

(C) Jack

(D) Helen

When Ruth returns home to Suffolk after her abortion in New York, what does she learn about Peter?

(A) He is engaged to be married to another girl

(B) He has left town

(C) He has spread false rumors about Ruth

(D) He resents Ruth for having an abortion

Why does Ruth's father prohibit her from attending her own graduation?

(A) He needs her to work at the store instead

(B) It takes place on the Jewish Sabbath

(C) Her mother is sick

(D) It takes place in a gentile church

What does Ruth do when her father forbids her from attending graduation?

(A) She stays home

(B) She attends the graduation

(C) She immediately leaves town

(D) She goes to her friend Frances's house

Why does Ruth feel particularly comfortable with Frances's family?

(A) Because they are black

(B) Because they are Jewish

(C) Because they accept her as she is

(D) Because they are friends with her parents

Which instrument does James play?

(A) Saxophone

(B) Violin

(C) Piano

(D) Guitar

What is the cause of Dennis's death?

(A) Heart attack

(B) Pneumonia

(C) Stroke

(D) Lung cancer

When James was a teenager, his family moved from Queens to which state?

(A) Michigan

(B) Virginia

(C) Delaware

(D) New Jersey

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