The Color of Water (Grades 11-12)
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The Color of Water
1.
Which word sums up the theme of the novel?
- Invisibility
- Identity
- Family
- Racism
2.
How does McBride's mother's inability to accept her race affect her children?
3.
Which word best describes McBride's mother?
- Strong
- Confused
- Homely
- White
4.
What did Ruth McBride Jordan rely on most when raising her children?
- Faith and family
- Prayer and friends
- Government assistance and church
- Her husband and parents
5.
Why do you think Ruth failed to identify herself as white?
6.
Which choice best represents the text's view of the past?
- The past can be respected and learned from
- The past is the past and should be forgotten
- The past is more desirable than the present
- The mistakes of the past completely determine the future
7.
How did Ruth's experiences parallel the experience of many African-Americans, particularly when it came to prejudice?
8.
Why does Ruth push her children to complete their education?
- It leads to a good job.
- It leads to being respected.
- It leads to independence.
- It leads to a happy life.
9.
"The Color of Water" would be classified as which type of text?
- A bildungsroman
- A memoir
- A biography
- A historical fiction novel
10.
McBride tells the story of his mother, but what does the story ultimately become?
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