The Watsons Go to Birmingham

What happened when Kenny and Byron were scraping ice from the car?

• Byron's hands started turning blue because he had lost his gloves.

• Byron's lips became stuck to the mirror when he kissed his reflection.

• Kenny broke off one of the windshield wipers with the ice scraper.

• Kenny's hand became stuck in the tailpipe as he tried to clear our the snow.

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Byron helped Kenny by showing him how too000

• Wear his shirts to cover the scars on his neck

• Fix his hair so his big ears didn't stick out

• Hold a baseball bat so he didn't look ridiculous

• Look at people so he didn't appear cockeyed

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Rufus stopped coming over to play with Kenny after Kenny---

• Told byron and Buphead that Rufus' family was on welfare

• Stood up on the bus and said that Rufus couldn't read

• Laughed when Larry Dunn made fun of Rufus's clothes

• Stole some plastic army men from Rufus's brother, Cody

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What did Momma do when she caught byron lighting matches?

• She started to burn his finger, but Joey kept blowing out the matches.

• She took him to the ruins of a house where a fire had killed a young boy.

• She made him play dolls with Joey every afternoon for an entire month.

• She tied a string from his wrist to hers and made him follow her everywhere.

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Momma told Byron he would be at his daddy's mercy after he

• Cut his face while trying to shave with Dad's razor

• Came home with his hair processed.

• Threw a rock and put a dent in the bumper of the Brown Bomber

• Gave himself a homemade tattoo

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What did Momma say after she told them about a trip to Alabama?

• Dad was going to look for a house to buy near Grandma Sand's house

• Byron was going to stay with Grandma Sands for the summer

• Kenny and Byron were going to work for Mr. Robert while they were there

• She had arranged for Buphead to come along with them

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What did Byron tell Buphead before the family left for Alabama?

• He was not going to say one single word on the whole trip

• He would probably run away when Dad stopped at the first rest stop

• He was going to pour pepper onto all the food Momma packed for the trip

• He planned to sneak all the records except his own out of the car

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Before leaving Flint, Kenny heard Dad and Mr. Johnson talking about

• Taking a side trip to Florida to see the ocean

• Stopping in Nashville to see some good country music

• Trading the brown bomber for a fancy newer car

• Driving straight through to Alabama without stopping

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Kenny got in trouble with the Wool Pooh after--

• He tried to reach his fishing rod that had fallen in the water

• Joey dropped her doll and he went into the water to rescue it

• Byron dared him to dive in near the landing

• He grabbed a turtle he saw swimming in the water

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Kenny told Byron that he was ashamed of himself for

• Running away from the church instead of fighting Wool Pooh

• Lying to Grandma Sands about going into the water at Colliers landing

• Cheating Rufus and Cody out of their dinosaurs

• Telling Joey about the World-Famous Watson Pet Hospital

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