Watsons go to Birmingham - Chapters 1-15

Christopher Paul Curtis, the author, wrote the novel from which character‟s point of view?

• Daniel Watson

• Bryon Watson

• Kenny Watson

• Grandma Sand

Which statement best describes the historical context of the novel?

• The novel occurs during the Civil War.

• The novel occurs during World War II.

• The novel occurs during the Civil Rights Movement.

• The novel occurs during the present day.

Which of the following is NOT true about Bryon?

• He is always getting into trouble.

• He is in fourth grade.

• His best friend is Buphead.

• He is a bully.

“If you asked Momma why you had to do something and she didn‟t feel like explaining she just repeated herself. She was chopping up onions for spaghetti sauce and I guess the tears made it so she didn't feel like talking. If you were stupid enough to ask your question again there would be the loudest quiet in the world coming from Momma."

“Loudest quiet” is an example of

__________________________.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Oxymoron

Why do the kids at school tease Kenny?

• He is wicked smart.

• He has a lazy eye.

• He is a nerd.

• He‟s poor

At the Ohio rest stop the Watson children were amazed to find that _______________.

• Momma was afraid of driving at night.

• The radio stations had changed from Michigan to Ohio.

• The toilets were located outside in a separate building.

The danger at Collier‟s landing was __________________.

• Quick sand

• A cliff

• A whirlpool

• Very deep water

Byron told Joey that the Wool Pooh was __________________

• A lie that Grandma Sands had made up.

• A monster that lurked in Birmingham and lived in the trees.

• Something that grownups can‟t see

• Winnie the Pooh‟s evil twin brother.

When Kenny was sucked into the whirlpool, what did he see?

• An angel that looked like Joetta.

• His parents running to save him.

• Everything that had had happened in his past.

• A dog.

What sounded like a far off thunderstorm to Kenny was actually ___________________.

• Gunshots at Collier‟s landing.

• A bomb exploding in the Birmingham Courthouse.

• A bomb exploding at the church.

• Gunshots at the church.