Watsons go to Birmingham Chapter 1

What did Mama call Michigan? 

• a Northern paradise
• the end of nowhere
• a giant icebox
• a crowded, unfriendly place 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Where was Mama originally from?

• Birmingham, Alabama
• Flint, Michigan
• Nashville, Tennessee
• New York City, New York 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was Byron called since he turned age thirteen? 

• Young Master Watson
• Country Corn Flake 
• A Punk
• A juvenile delinquent 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why did Mama put her hand over mouth when she thought something was funny? 

• She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.
• She had a gap between her two front teeth that she did not like to show.
• She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it. 
• She did not like to show her emotions. 

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

The narrator of the novel is 

• Byron
• Joetta
• Kenny
• Buphead 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Where was the setting of the story?

• Perth Amboy, New Jersey

• Detroit, Michigan

• Flint, Michigan

• Alabama

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who proposed to mom at the same time?

• Harry Henderson and dad

• Harold Henderson and dad

• Hambone Henderson and dad

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Where did mom want to live?

• Bath

• Birmingham

• Basking Ridge

• Bethlehem

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Who did dad call when the apartment was very cold

• Aunt Cydney

• Aunt Candy

• Aunt Caitlyn

• Aunt Cathy

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Describe Aunt Cydney

• she was mad but had a warm house

• she was happy but had a warm house

• she was mean but had a cold house

• she was mean but had a warm house

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5