The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Chapters 4-6 Quiz

Why does Mrs. Watson make her children wear so many coats during the winter?

• She believes it is freezing cold outside because she grew up in Alabama where it was much warm.  
• Her father made her wear lots of coats to school.
• To secure their mittens kindergarten style.
• She wanted the children to experience life in Alabama.

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True/False
When the Watson children arrived at Clark Elementary, Byron has to help Jetta get out of her coats.

• True
• False

What did Byron tell Joetta to get her to stop complaining about wearing so many coats?

• That the garbage trucks drive around town picking up all the froze up southern folks that froze up solid during the night.
• She needed to stop all that complaining before Larry Dunn takes her gloves.
• He would teach her how to survive a blizzard using her coat.
• She would have to give up her seat on the bus.

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Who performs a "Maytag Wash" on Kenny?

• Byron
• Joey
• Larry Dunn
• Rufus

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The fake movie "The Great Carp Escape " was comparing Larry Dunn to a carp that was

• trying to get out of a net in the Flint River.  
• was hooked by a fisherman on the Flint River.
• trying to get into a net in the Flint River.
• was eaten by a garbage truck.

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If Mrs. Watson catches Byron playing with matches, she threatens to

• send him to military school.
• ground him for a week.
• make him take a fire safety class.
• burn his fingers.

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What happened to Mrs. Watson to make her go to such extremes to prevent Byron from playing with fire?

• Her family lost their house in a lightning storm.
• Her house caught on fire when she was a child and their clothes smelled like smoke for two years.
• Her mother caught the kitchen on fire.
• Her brothers were firemen.

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True/False
Kenny successfully prevented Mrs. Watson from going through with Byron's punishment.

• True
• False

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What makes Kenny and Byron think their family is on welfare?

• Joetta told them on the way to school.
• They overheard their parents talking one night.
• Momma sent them to the store to purchase food and she told them to sign for it.
• Mr. Mitchell told them when they were checking out at the grocery store.

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What causes Byron to cry at the end of chapter 6:  Swedish Cremes and Welfare Cheese?

• When Kenny told Mr. Mitchell that he was not allowed to purchase cookies.
• He did not get to purchase swedish cookies.
• He found out they were on welfare.
• He killed a morning dove and gave it a funeral.