The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963: Chapters 13-14

Front

Why did Grandma Sands warn Joey, Byron, and Kenny to stay away from Collier’s Landing?

Back

She was afraid that they would drown.

Front

What kind of figurative language is used in the quote: “Maybe it was the heat, maybe…it had sucked all the meanness and fun out of Byron.”?

Back

Personification because the heat is given human characteristics to take away the mean and fun qualities from Byron.

Front

What kind of figurative language is used in the sentence: “The water was dark, dark, blue, and best of all, it was about a hundred degrees cooler.”?

Back

Hyperbole, because the narrator exaggerates the temperature of the water.

Front

Why do you infer Byron was crying like a kindergarten baby?

Back

Byron thought his brother was going to die.

Front

Chapter 14 Why did Kenny feel so tired?

Back

Drowning in a whirlpool drained all of his energy.

Front

Why did everything seem to get really quiet for Kenny for two seconds?

Back

The sound of an approaching thunderstorm sounded one long time.

Front

“…Momma’s scream made me jump nearly to the magnolia’s top branch.” What was Kenny expressing in this hyperbole?

Back

how his momma’s scream scared him so much that he jumped up

Front

“…it looked like he’d been painting with red, red paint.” What can you conclude from this statement?

Back

There are injured people in church.

Front

Why did Kenny think he had found Joetta’s shiny shoe?

Back

The shoe contained a picture of a little white boy with a girl’s hairdo and a dog.

Front

Chapter 14 “What are all them sirens doing? Lord, has the whole world gone mad today?” Based on this dialogue, what can you infer about Grandma Sands?

Back

Grandma Sands has no idea what is going on.