Watsons Chpts 5 &6

Kenny is perplexed by Byron’s actions when Byron actually starts to cry! What does perplexed mean?

• Happy

• Fearless

• Confused

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Something's fishy about the way he's acting. What does fishy mean?

• not true; false

• smelly; stinky

• questionable; suspicious

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“Those rich politicians don't care about peons like us,” What does peons mean?

• a servant

• person of low social status

• a person who is slow, lazy

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What is Kenny’s perspective on the punishment that Byron is to receive from Momma?

• Kenny is also curious to see if Momma will really burn Byron.

• Kenny feels sorry for him and is willing to take the punishment for him.

• Kenny only feels a little sorry for Byron, but not too sorry because he believed Byron deserved the punishment .

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On page 69, why is Kenny terrified when Momma tells him to go get the matches?

• He knew if he disobeyed Momma, he would be in serious trouble.

• He fears Momma’s horrible snake woman voice.

• Byron would kill him. Either way, he was going to anger someone.

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Momma knows first hand how dangerous fire can be. What happened when she was a little girl?

• She played with matches and she burned down her house.

• Her house caught on fire and for two years after that she and her brothers had to wear clothes that smelled like smoke.

• Her mother caught her playing with matches and burned her fingers as a punishment.

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Momma share her story of fire. What kind of reaction did this story get out of the different Watson family members?

• They were all compassionate and fell sorry for Momma and cried with her.

• Momma and Joey would get sad and cry, but that Kenny and Byron thought it was kind of funny.

• They all thought the story was made up and she just wanted to scared them.

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What caused the mourning dove to die?

• It fell out of a tree.

• it swallowed a cookie.

• Byron threw a cookie at it.

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What effect did the bird’s death have on Byron?

• He thought it was hilarious and planned on collecting Doves

• Byron was super sad and created a sanctuary for Doves

• Byron was so sad he threw up and then started to cry.

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What lesson, if any, do you believe Byron learned from the dove’s death?

• Hopefully Byron will think before he makes poor choices next time.

• Byron learned a better way of catching doves so they don't die.

• Byron learned nothing, he kept on killing doves.

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