THE COLOR OF WATER

2. An action Ruchel did as a teen, but Ruth had never done before a random day.
4. Ruth was born a(n) (BLANK).
5. Ruth used her (BLANK) to cope with the death of Daddy.
7. The disease Ruth’s mother had was (BLANK).
8. McBride was the youngest of the children Ruth had with her (BLANK) husband.
9. Daddy had a(n) (BLANK), and then relapsed a few days later before he died.
13. When Ruth got impregnated by Peter at a young age, she got a(n) abortion.
15. Who was the man that molested Ruth as a girl?
16. What is the name of the church Ruth and Dennis started?
18. When Ruth and the kids moved to (BLANK), they found difficulty fitting in.
19. Who was Ruth’s first friend as a child?
20. The “one person [Ruth] didn’t do right by [in this world]” is (BLANK).

1. Ruth first found love in (BLANK), a tall, handsome, young, dark-skinned man.
3. What is the color of God, according to Mommy?
6. On his way to summer camp, McBride punched a kid on the bus because he thought the kid’s father, a member of the (BLANK), was going to hurt Mommy.
10. Money without what is worthless, according to McBride’s parents?
11. Ruth would go to (BLANK) to escape the worries and stress she had at home in Virgina as an adolescent.
12. Who had the deals in regards to shopping for school clothes?
14. What is “school” in Yiddish?
17. Who was Ruth’s brother that died serving in World War II?