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WorksheetsThe Color of Water Review Period 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.
b)
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined.
c)
An exaggerated statement.
d)
A figure of speech that compares one thing to another, using like or as.
2.
Who wrote the The Color of Water?
a)
Andrew McBride
b)
Dennis McBride
c)
James McBride
d)
Chicken Man
3.
In The Color of Water, who is Dee-Dee?
a)
Ruth's younger sister.
b)
James's friend from school.
c)
Ruth's older sister.
d)
Ruth's grandmother.
4.
What is a simile?
a)
Something worn on the face to show happiness.
b)
A word/phrase that means exactly the same as another word/phrase in the same language.
c)
A figure of speech that expresses resemblance of one thing to another (like or as).
d)
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
5.
In The Color of Water, who is Helen McBride?
a)
Ruth's friend from Suffolk.
b)
Ruth's younger sister.
c)
James's older sister.
d)
The author.
6.
In The Color of Water, what was the name of Ruth's brother?
a)
Hunter Jordan
b)
Sam
c)
Frances
d)
Peter
7.
What did Ruth carry with her for twenty years?
a)
A small, black journal to keep track of all that happened to her.
b)
All of her life savings. $$
c)
A document showing that she had arrived in America legally.
d)
A locket with a picture of her family placed inside.
8.
Part 1) Even though his mother, Ruth, had been a great driver when she was younger, why can't she drive now?
Part 2) What motivates her to finally get a driver's license?
Part 2) What motivates her to finally get a driver's license?
a)
This part of her died. She realizes her kids are getting a horrible education in their public school.
b)
This part of her died. She is tired of asking friends to drive her to the store.
c)
People made fun of her driving, so she stopped. She never does get her license.
d)
People made fun of her driving, so she stopped. She has a mid-life crisis.
9.
What circumstances would prevent Tateh from allowing Rachel (Ruth) to come back home?
a)
If she does not explain the divorce to her mother.
b)
If she is financially unstable.
c)
If she marries a black man.
d)
If she changes her name.
10.
Who is Abner Brown?
a)
A well-known Civil Rights Activist.
b)
Ruth McBride's favorite preacher.
c)
James's favorite school teacher.
d)
A famous actor during Ruth McBride's teenage years.
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