Watsons Notebook Quiz Chapters 7-epilogue

Which two could be possible reasons that Dad had to get back to Grandma Sands about based on the chapter details and what we know so far in the story? (Chapter 7)

• A. to ask Grandma Sands for advice about Byron's.

• B. to get a recipe for Momma's favorite meal.

• C. to plan a visit

• D. to apologize for having to cancel their trip...

• E. to tell her why Joetta was upset

Which happened first? (Chapter 7: Use sequence on study guide)

• a. Joey tried to help Byron while Kenny teased him about...

• b. Dad shaved Byron’s head.

On pages 119-120, which is not a good reason Kenny gave to believe that his parents were bluffing about sending Byron to Grandma Sands? (Chapter 8)

• a. It’s too far for Byron to take the bus.

• b. The South is just too dangerous for African Americans.

• c. Momma and Dad always threatening that punishment and not following up.

• d. They heard stories Grandma Sands was unimaginably strict.

Chapter 8 can best be summed up as: (Look at your Ch. 8 page)

• a. preparing…civil rights conflict

• b. relationship between Kenny and his dad

• c. getting ready to go to Birmingham

• d. controlling a rebellious Byron

What reason is likely to be why Joetta doesn't like the white angel that Mrs. Davidson gives her? (Ch 9: Infer based on the answer to the questions about the angel being given as a gift to Joetta.)

• She doesn’t really like Mrs. Davidson.

• She does not want to be compared to an angel.

• She doesn't identify with white people since she possibly doesn’t know many.

• She doesn’t really like angels.

On what page to we find out that Momma and Dad might have gotten word of Byron’s plans and might want to avoid him getting into more trouble? (Chapter 9)

• page 130

• page 129

• page 131

• page 128

What is a reason Byron might have been so nervous about being near the Appalachian Mountains, specifically “rednecks”, especially in the dark? (Chapter 10)

• Byron feared that white people who don’t like blacks would approach them.

• Byron isn’t scared of anything. He must be pretending.

• Byron was afraid he would fall down the mountain if he tripped and hurt himself.

• Byron wanted to scare Kenny again.

What is the meaning of the word vittles? (Vocabulary Chapter 11)

• food usable by people

• vitamins

• very berry skittles

• an exercise

On what page did we learn that Dad was listening to country music on the radio? (Chapter 11)

• 149

• 151

• 153

“Birmingham was like an oven…me and By …were both sweating like pigs.” What does Kenny mean by this? The weather in Birmingham: (Ch12: Notebook)

• A. caused everyone to literally bake.

• B. was so hot that it was hard to sleep.

• C. was just like it was in Flint.

• D. was burning their skin.