The Color of Water Ch. 7-9

Sam...

• is Ruth's brother.

• leaves home at 15 and runs away to Chicago

• dies in World War 2

• all of the above

Ruth says, "Sam was like a shadow." This phrase is an example of

• personification.

• a metaphor.

• a hyperbole.

• a simile.

Mameh tells Ruth to write Sam back after he ran away to Chicago and tells him to come home. Sam...

• stays in Chicago with family.

• joins the army and is killed in World War II.

• comes home right away because he fears his father, Tateh.

• marries a woman and has three children.

Why would James and his siblings make a mad scramble for Ma's purse when she would show up from work at 2AM?

• Ruth always had extra money in her purse that she let her kids have if they were behaving.

• When returning from the church bake sale, Ruth would pass out the leftover desserts she carried home in her purse.

• As an employee of Chase Manhattan Bank, Ruth would get free dinner and would bring home extra food for her kids.

• Because religion was important, Ruth would keep her Bible in her purse and read it to her kids often.

Ruth was not a very good cook.

• True

• False

Ruth kept a very clean house and expected her children to clean often.

• True

• False

Who was responsible for cleaning up after the dog, Abe?

• James because it was his dog.

• Helen because she loved animals and was an animal rights activist.

• Ruth because she always cleaned up after everyone in the house.

• No one cleaned up after the dog.

Why was Ruth so proud of Dennis?

• He was going to be a doctor.

• He went to college and was a straight A student.

• He accomplished great achievements including traveling to Europe.

• All of the above

Helen...

• is James older sister.

• quits school and becomes a hippie.

• runs away at 15.

• all of the above

Helen quit school because she...

• hated playing the piano and no longer wanted to attend the Music and Art High School.

• said, "The white man's education is not for me."

• became a hippie and is not motivated.

• wanted to move out and live with her boyfriend.