The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963

Who was narrating the story?

• Byron Watson

• Daniel Watson

• Grandma Sands

• Kenny Watson

What part of Michigan are the Watsons from?

• Flint
• Detroit
• Ann Harbor
• Birmingham

"The furnace was banging...but it still felt like Jack Frost had moved in with us."

What type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

"It was about a zillion degrees below zero."

What type of figurative language is this?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is the name of the family car?

• The Brown Bomber
• The Blue Bomber
• The Mauve Bomber
• The Black Bomber

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What did Byron do that made Kenny think he was part of the "Weird Watsons"?

• Byron dressed up like a bear.

• Byron put his lips on the cold mirror and they got stuck.

• Byron sang in the shower.

• Byron shaved his head.

Byron was described as this:

"a _____ deliniquent".

• juvenile

• welfare

• generous

• punctual

Byron helped Kenny by showing him how to what?

• 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

"I've got about a million (dinosaurs), but before LJ started coming over I had two million."

What type of figurative language is this?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Why did Kenny believe that one of the new kids would be his personal "saver"?

• Because he thought the new kid would be easier to bully
• Because he let him cheat off of his paper 
• Because he saved him from a bully
• Because the kid told Kenny he would save him

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