Events
Life of Ruth
Life Of James
Characters
Misc
100
This is what happened when Ruth tries to get a job in Harlem
What is she was almost hired by Rocky to become a prostitiute?
100
Ruth goes to New York for this reason
What is to get an abortion?
100
This the effect of Hunter's death on James
What is it causes him to drop out of school and do drugs?
100
These are the two most important things in Ruth and Hunter's life
What is religion and school?
100
This is one of the steps of Ross' grieving process
What is denial, anger, guilt, bargaining, depression, acceptance?
200
This is what makes Delaware an unwelcoming place to live
What is the event that happened with James' brother David. He experienced racism when state troopers pull him over for a minor traffic charge?
200
This is what happened when Ruth tries to get a job in Harlem
What is she was almost hired by Rocky to become a prostitiute?
200
This becomes James' way out of drugs and alcohol
What is college and his life for classical music?
200
The irony behind Ruth getting in front of the wheel of a car
What is she knew how to drive a car but forget to when she drove many years later?
200
This is why Chicken man's life was ironic
What is the advice he gave he didn't use and it cost him his life?
300
This is the reason that Dennis was afraid to marry Ruth
What is he was afraid that he could not provide for her?
300
This prevents Ruth from talking about her past
What is the painful experiences that she relives?
300
This is what he learns from Chicken Man
What is change his life and stay in school or he will end up on the streets or dead?
300
This is the one person the befriended Ruth in Suffolk
Who is Frances?
300
This what Ruth discovers in the lunch her mother had packed for her
What is her mother's Polish passport, the only picture she has of her?
400
Reason Ruth's parents did not let her go to graduation
What is because the ceremony was in a Christian church?
400
This is the one thing that she gained by being married to Dennis McBride
What is different foods, good parenting skills, religion, love?
400
James does not track Dee-Dee for this reason
What is he does not want her to relive her painful past?
400
This is the reason why Hudis Shilsky is a "good jewish wife"
What is she did not leave her husband, kept her true religious faith and woked hard every day caring for the home and family?
400
This is the irony of Hunter spending his life savings on the house
What is he did not live in the house with his family?
500
All of Ruth's children earn at least this
What is a Bachelor's degree?
500
Ruth is reluctant to go to the wedding at the end of the memoir for this reason
What is she does not want to become involved in the Jewish religion. This is her past and she has put it behind her?
500
James feared this the most all his life
What is black power because he thought black power would be the end of his mother?
500
This is the life that Mameh envied
What is the life of a bird?
500
This is one of the themes of The Color of Water
What is race, death and rebirth, The American Dream, burden of secrets, family
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