Test Yourself!
What religious faith did Ruth's family practice?
Orthodox Judaism
Who says “God is the color of water. Water doesn’t have a color” ?
Ruth McBride
Out of Ruth's twelve children what number was James?
The Eighth Child.
How many children were there?
12 children.
Define Meticulous
Treating details with great care.
In which neighborhood did Dennis and Ruth live with their eight children?
Harlem
Who says “I know you’re gonna marry a shvartse. You’re making a mistake” ?
Tateth (Ruth's Dad)
What did James use to try and hide his feelings of hurt and shame from his actions after his dad died?
Drugs and Alcohol
What were the two hobbies that Ruth picked up after the death of her second husband?
Playing the piano and riding her bike.
What is Proceed?
To go forward or onward.
What is the cause of Dennis's death?
Lung Cancer
Who Says, “Ruth, your parents haven’t done nothing to you that was so bad as to make you run around with that man. That man’s a pimp. He’s a pimp and he’s leading you around by the nose” ?
Dennis
What is the name of James's sister who he went to stay with for the summer?
Jack.
What is the name of Ruth's best friend as a child?
Frances
Define Frolic
To play in a frisky, light-spirited manner, to have fun.
Why did James punch the boy on the bus?
Because the boy's father was a Black Panther and James was scared for his mother
Who says “Don’t mix corn liquor and cheap wine—ever” ?
Chicken Man.
What did James go to college to be?
A Musician.
Which instrument does James play?
Saxophone
What is the definition of inaccessible?
unable to be reached.
What did Ruth fear when Zaydeh was buried?
That he was being buried alive
Who Says “You have to choose between what the world expects of you and what you and want for yourself. Put yourself in God’s hands and you can’t go wrong” ?
Jack.
What did James fear the most all his life and why?
James feared black power because he thought black power would be the end of his mother.
Which of James's siblings left home?
Helen
What is the part of speech of indecipherable-illegible, not understandable, incomprehensible.
Adjective