Secret Life of Ruth
What event sparked Ruth's complete conversion to Christianity (when did the Jew in her die completely)?
Mameh's death
Ruth talks about enjoying celebrating Passover and the custom of leaving an empty seat for whom?
Elijah
What is the name of the girlfriend James dated who changed her name because "her agent" told her to?
Karone or Karen
She took care of Ruth's unwanted pregnancy.
Aunt Betsy
“Instead he treated her like an outsider, a foreigner, a white person, greeting her after the service with the obsequious smile and false sincerity that black reserve for white folks when they don’t know them that well or don’t trust them, or both” (252).
A rude B sarcastic C ridiculous D polite
Polite
Everyone in Ruth's family, including those in New York, lack affection except for whom?
Bubeh
What did Ruth carry with her for twenty years?
A document showing that she had arrived in America legally
How was James able to go to Europe with the American Youth Jazz Band?
A wealthy white couple (the Dawson's) paid for his expenses
According to Foster, name two characters who would be considered Vampires?
Rocky and Tateh
“The church got a fine new minister in 1989, and one of his first acts was to order my father’s picture to be taken down from behind the pulpit of New Brown, to be placed in a new vestibule constructed with money from the we-still-needmore church fund, all of which fell into the nebulous category of we’re-building-up-God’shouse, which meant it might not happen while Mommy’s still alive” (252).
A rigid B vague C short D wrong
vague
True of False?
The author’s mother moved from town to town with her family, living anywhere her father could get a job as an Orthodox rabbi. They were poor, often being paid in lodging and hand-me-down clothes, and her mother was handicapped by polio.
True
What is Jack's relation to James?
She's his sister (half-sister)
When James visits Suffolk, what does he find in the place of the store?
A McDonald's
Which of James' siblings was the first to pass away?
Billy
“In order to steer clear of the most verboten area, the Jewish side, she steered clear of him as well” (253).
A dangerous B forbidden C scary D ugly
Forbidden
Why does Ruth change her name from Rachel to Ruth?
Because Ruth sounds less Jewish
How did Ruth and Dennis found their own church?
By inviting neighbors into their living room
When James visited Suffolk, who was the name who assisted him in the state building?
Aubrey Rubinstein
What is the nickname of Jack's husband?
Big Richard
“…I began the process of vacillating between music and writing that would take eight years to complete before I realized I could work successfully as a writer and musician” (262).
A changing B staying C fighting D forgetting
changing
Why did Ruth return to Suffolk to finish high school?
Because the New York public school was too difficult
What is James' response to his daughter when she asks why grandma doesn't look like them?
He says he doesn't know, but she loves us and and that's the most important thing.
Where did James's search for Tateh end?
At a Brooklyn address
Which of James' siblings believed he should be green like the Hulk?
Richie
“I must’ve had some modicum of talent, because I kept getting hired, but I wore my shirt and tie like an imposter ” (262).
A lack B amount C loss D great
Amount