Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 Chapters 1-6

What part of Michigan are the Watsons from?

• Flint
• Detroit
• Ann Harbor
• Birmingham

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What is the name of the elementary school that the children go to?

• Kent
• Young
• Clark
• Spark

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What state is Kenny's Mom originally from?

• Texas
• Michigan
• Arkansas
• Alabama

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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 is the name of the superhero Kenny invents in the car on the way to Aunt Cydney's?

• Superman
• The Lipless Wonder
• The Super Lip
• The Frozen Lip

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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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What happens after Kenny reads for his brother Byron's class?  (Hint - he is happily surprised.)

• Byron doesn't make fun of Kenny
• Byron tells his friends to beat up his little brother
• Byron tells his brother Kenny how proud he is of him
• Byron ignores his brother Kenny for the rest of the week at school

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What did Kenny do that caused his new friends Rufus and Cody to stop playing with him?

• Kenny made fun of their accents
• Kenny told them he didn't want to be their friend
• Kenny laughed when another boy made fun of Rufus on the bus
• Kenny told Rufus he couldn't be friends with someone from the South

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How does Byron teach Kenny to talk to people so they don't stare at his (Kenny's) lazy eye?

• He tells Kenny to talk with his eyes closed
• He tells Kenny to stand sideways and look at people without turning his head
• He tells Kenny to blink really fast when he talks
• He tells him to yell at people so they won't notice his eye

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What is the figurative language in the following passage?
"He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!"

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Sensory Details

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