Name: _________________________                               Final for MP 1                                Date: _________________

                The Color of Water   1-8 (2pts each), 9-10 (4 pts each), MC (1 pt each) = 30 points

1.Why do parents object to interracial marriages?

2. The bicycle is a symbol. What does it symbolize to James Mc Bride?

3. Name one ritual of the Sabbath.

4. Why does Ruth cry in church?

5. How does Ruth’s first husband change her life?

6.Why does Richie stop going to church?

7.Why was Ruth’s home unreal?

8. Why did Ruth develop low self-esteem?

9. Choose two characters and write two facts about him/her.

a) Ruth       b) James Mc Bride      c) Tateh        d) Mameh               e) The Preacher

10. Explain the meaning of two and how they relate to the text:  a) Kosher     b)Orthodox Jew      c) Rabbi      d) Shiva      e) Claustrophobic     f) Black Power/Black Panther