The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Who got their tongue stuck on the brown bomber?

• Joetta
• Kenny
• Mr. Watson
• Byron

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The narrator of the novel is 

• Byron
• Joetta
• Kenny

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The nickname of the Watson's family car is 

• the turd
• Yakety Yak
• Brown Bomber
• Ford Fairlane

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The novel is told from Joetta's point of view.

• True
• False

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What are the two things that people make fun of Rufus for? 

• He's poor and he's ugly
• His laugh and his jokes
• The way he talks and his clothes
• The way he talks and his ability to get a girlfriend

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What is Kenneth Watson really good at doing?

• Reading
• Getting on his brother's nerves
• Writing
• Telling Jokes

How do you know that Rufus and Cody are poor? 

• They do not have a lot of clothes
• They do not bring lunch to school. 
• They live in public housing. 
• All of the Above

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Kenny is glad Byron is the "school God," because

• A. Larry Dunn takes all of Kenny's dollar instead of beating him up.
• B. He likes to play basketball with the big boys
• C. Without Byron's influence he will be teased more.
• D. He gets to go to his class and demonstrate his reading skills.

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What does Byron do to trick Kenny into keeping the secret about the "free food"? 

• A. He shares the swedish creams with Kenny.
• B. He beats Kenny up.
• C. He threatens to hurt Kenny's bird.
• D. He calls Larry Dunn up to scare Kenny.

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Which of these is Not a theme of the novel.

• a. Racism is bad.
• b. Family is important.
• c. You should stand up for your friends.
• d. Don't get a conk.

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