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The Color of Water Quiz 1

  • 1. Where was Ruth born?
    •     Poland
    •     Russia
    •     The United States
    •     Germany

  • 2. Why did Ruth's family move from place to place?
    •     Tateh was a traveling salesman
    •     The family enjoyed seeing the country
    •     Tateh was a rabbi whose contracts were never renewed
    •     Mameh's handicap required the family to move from doctor to doctor

  • 3. How did Mameh become crippled?
    •     She suffered a fall as a child
    •     Her father beat her
    •     She fell ill on the trip to America
    •     She suffered from polio as a child

  • 4. What religious faith did Ruth's family practice?
    •     Orthodox Judaism
    •     Christianity
    •     Islam
    •     Buddhism

  • 5. How does Ruth begin her story?
    •     "I'm an American..."
    •     "I'm a believer..."
    •     "I was born..."
    •     "I'm dead..."

  • 6. How many children did Ruth give birth to?
    •     Twelve
    •     Five
    •     Fifteen
    •     Ten

  • 7. Where did James and his family grow up?
    •     In Louisville, Kentucky
    •     In the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn
    •     In Suffolk, Virginia
    •     In Wilmington, Delaware

  • 8. Whose death did Ruth first experience?
    •     Bubeh's
    •     Mameh's
    •     Tateh's
    •     Zaydeh's

  • 9. Who was the first man to show Ruth love?
    •     Dennis
    •     Zaydeh
    •     Tateh
    •     Peter

  • 10. Why did Tateh marry Mameh?
    •     To get a ticket to America
    •     To settle down and have children
    •     Because he felt sorry for her crippled condition
    •     Because he loved her

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