Watsons Go To Birmingham Ch. 3-5

Which sentence best shows that Rufus probably didn’t have enough to eat at home?

• He was yakking a mile a minute, saying stuff like “Your momma sure can make a good peanut butter sandwich…”

• Larry Dunn walked up to our seat and said, “Country Corn Flake, I noticed how you and the Little Flake switch off on them pants…”

• When I handed him the apple, he even ate the spots where you could see my teeth had been…he didn’t even wipe the slob off first.”

• Rufus didn’t even mind being the Nazi dinosaurs most of the time and it was O.K. playing with him because he didn’t cheat and didn’t try to steal my plastic monsters.

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· Which words in paragraph 1, p. 35, help the reader know what picked off means?

• Gun, bang, squirrel stew

• Squirrel, Arkansas, finger

• Open, nothing, pointed

• Easy, kid, stew

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The author includes paragraph 5, p. 46, in order to–

• describe the friendliness of Rufus and Cody

• illustrate the need for adults to protect the younger kids from bullies

• explain that Rufus and Cody were not upset with Momma

• show how Momma helped resolve the conflict between Rufus and Kenny

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Why does Kenny walk away when Byron continues beating up Larry for stealing Kenny’s gloves?

• He is just happy to finally have his gloves back.

• He is afraid Byron will make him hit Larry or get hit himself again.

• He feels sorry for Larry and regrets having told Byron.

• He wants to go play dinosaurs with Rufus.

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By telling the story from Kenny’s point of view, the author helps the reader understand –

• Byron’s story about frozen dead people and garbage trucks

• why Kenny is so sad about losing his friendship with Rufus

• they way Larry Dunn is dressed and the reason he stole the gloves

• how Byron punished Larry for stealing Kenny’s gloves

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Kenny says, “I knew this was a worm with a hook in it” on p. 40, paragraph 10, in order to –

• Show that he realized that LJ was trying to trick him

• Reveal his understanding of fishing

• Describe his fear of going to the fort for the first time

• Explain why LJ had buried all of his dinosaurs

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Read the dictionary entry for the word dig.

Which definition represents the meaning of dig as it is used in the following sentences: “There’s a good reason Momma make you all wear all them clothes, and it’s got to do with them big doors on the back of the garbage trucks, dig?”

• to remove earth with a shovel

• to like, love, or enjoy

• to poke, thrust or force

• to understand

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The author uses paragraph 3, p. 64 in order to -

• introduce the conflict in the chapter

• describe the characters’ religious beliefs

• define a major theme of the story

• resolve the conflict

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Which line from the story best shows Rufus’s genuine friendship toward Kenny?

• Instead of Rufus jabbering away at me a mile a minute in school he scooted around in his seat so all I could see was his back.

• I figured that if I told Momma I’d lost my first pair she’d give me the second one and me and Rufus each would have a full pair of gloves.

• After he washed Rufus up we started walking home and Rufus said, “Man, he stole your gloves.”

• Rufus knew this was some real embarrassing stuff so he sat down beside me, looked the other way and acted like he didn’t see me crying.

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· Read the following passage: " While I was talking he kept moving around me so if I wanted to look at him sideways I’d have to move too…I bet we looked like the solar system, with me being the sun and Byron being the orbiting Earth."

· The author uses figurative language to show that –

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• Kenny is angry with Byron

• Byron is walking in a circle around Kenny as they talk

• Byron is upset by what Kenny is telling him.

• Kenny is very interested in the study of science

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