Alt Watsons Go to Birmingham, Chapters 1-2

What did Momma call Michigan?

• a northern paradise

• a giant icebox

• the end of nowhere

• a croweded, unfriendly place

Where is Momma originally from?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Flint, Michigan

• New York, New York

What was Byron called since the age he turned 13?

• Young Master Watson

• A punk

• Country Corn Flake

• A juvenile delinquent

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

• She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.

• She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it.

• She had a gap between her front teeth and did not like for it to show.

• She did not like to show her emotions.

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The narrator of the novel is ___________.

• Byron

• Kenny

• Joetta

• Buphead

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Where was the setting of the story?

• Perth Amboy, New Jersey

• Flint, Michigan

• Detroit, Michigan

• Alabama

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What was Dad's car's nickname?

• Black Bomber

• Brown Bomber

• Brown Baby

• Big Bomber

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What was the problem in Chapter 1

• the apartment was flooding

• the apartment was hot

• the apartment was on fire

• the apartment was freezing

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Why do the kids at school tease Kenny 

• He is smart
• He is black
• He has a lazy eye
• He is poor

Kenny is glad Byron is the "school God," because

• A. Larry Dunn takes all of Kenny's dollar instead of beating him up.
• B. He likes to play basketball with the big boys
• C. Without Byron's influence he will be teased more.
• D. He gets to go to his class and demonstrate his reading skills.