Watson's Go to Birmingham Ch. 6-11

How did Byron react after he killed the bird with a Swedish Creme?

• He encouraged Kenny to hit another bird.
• He cheered.
• He threw up and cried.
• He ran home. 

What did Byron do to his hair? Why do you think he did this?

• He straightened and colored it to look cool.
• He cut it off because he did not like it.
• He made it look like a porcupine to get Momma to notice him.
• He put butter in his hair so that it would not stick up. 

How did Mr. Watson react after he found out about Byron's new hair style?

• He made Byron go back to the barbershop.
• He shaved Byron's hair off.
• He called Byron a clown.
• he burned Byron's fingers with matchers.  

Why did Mr. Watson hide his toothbrush?

• He also used it to clean quarters and did not want Kenny to know.
• He did not want Kenny using it for cleaning other things besides teeth.
• He did not want Byron using it for cleaning other things besides teeth.
• He did not want Kenny to know that he really did not brush his teeth.  

How did Mrs. Watson first react to the TT AB-700?  How did this effect Mr. Watson?

• She screamed and cheered.  Mr. Watson played her favorite song.
• She told Mr. Watson to return it to the sotre.  Mr. Watson gave her a dirty look and went into the house.
• She gave Mr. Watson a dirty look and went into the house.  Mr. Watson was a little disappointed.
• She ran and got her records.  Mr. Watson told her she was acting childish.  

Why didn’t Joey like Mrs. Davidson’s gift? 

• Byron and Kenny made fun of the gift.
• Joey thought she was too old for a doll. 
• Joey did not like angels. 
• Mrs. Davidson said the doll reminded her of Joey, but the doll was white, not black. 

What are two reasons why Mrs. Watson planned the trip so carefully? 

• She was nervous about the trip and did not want to forget anything. 
• She liked planning trips and wanted to show her family some attractions.
• She wanted to make sure the family had enough money and food in case of an emergency.
• She did not like going on long car rides and wanted to make sure the children had something to do for each part of the trip. 

Why hadn’t Mr. Watson stopped the skipping record? 

• He did not want to ruin the record.
• He used it to help him stay awake on the long drive to Birmingham.
• He did not realize the record was skipping.
• He was unable to stop it from skipping.