Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, Chapters 1-6

Who did Kenny play with before he met Rufus and what did he steal from Kenny?

• RJ, magazines

• LJ, dinosaurs

• Joetta, dinosaurs

• LJ, cookies

Why did Rufus stop playing with Kenny?

• Kenny was bullying Rufus.

• Kenny stole from Rufus.

• Kenny stole from Cody.

• They just drifted apart.

Who has a habit of playing with matches?

• Wilona

• Byron

• Kenny

• Buphead

Since Rufus and his brother share clothes we can infer...

• they love sharing.

• that they really like the clothes.

• that they can't agree on who gets to wear them.

• that they are poor.

Why does Byron worry about being on welfare?

• He doesn't want to be labeled as poor.

• He doesn't like welfare food.

• He doesn't know what welfare is but it sounds bad.

• He is just grumpy.

Why is Larry Dunn scared of acting up too much on the bus?

• The bus driver knows a secret about Larry's mother.

• Larry was beaten by the bus driver.

• Larry is scared of older kids.

• Larry gets claustrophobic on buses.

Why does Kenny regard the new kids as his saviour when people taunt them on the bus?

• Kenny would now have friends.

• The new kids would be taunt them instead of Kenny.

• The teachers will like the new kids more than Kenny.

• Kenny will be accepted into a group of kids.

In chapter 4, Why did Kenny's mom make her children wear so many layers of clothes?

• They got sick often.

• She thought they would get hurt.

• She wanted to keep them warm.

• They needed a change of extra clothes.

What type of figurative language is the word/phrase, "Woo! High winds, blowing snow!" (Curtis 11)?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Why do you think that Joey is upset about the angel from Mrs. Davidson?

• The angel is ugly.

• The angel is creepy.

• The angel is white.

• The angel is also named Joetta.