Watsons...Birmingham: Chapter 10-12 Test

At the end of chapter 12, Byron is laughing and joking with the adults seeming like he is having a good time. What can you infer about this? RL.1

• Byron is actually planning on moving to Alabama because he likes it so much.

• Byron is planning on running away from Grandma’s house when the family leaves.

• Byron is actually starting to grow up and is beginning to act like a mature young man.

• Byron is afraid that his parents will send him someplace even worse if he misbehaves.

Which is the BEST summary of Chapter 11, “Bobo Brazil Meets the Sheik”? RL.2

• The family arrives in Alabama and Byron is polite when he meets Grandma Sands.

• The trip was awfully uncomfortable, but meeting Grandma Sands was quite pleasant.

• Dad drove straight through to Alabama without stopping to stay overnight at a motel.

• Grandma Sands was quite surprised to see the family arrive early, but was very grateful.

How do we know that the climax hasn’t happened yet? RL.3

• Byron is still angry because he is being sent to Alabama.

• Kenny wants to fight his brother but is still afraid to do so.

• Byron wants to quit school, but his parents still won’t let him.

• Kenny is still having trouble dealing with the negativity in his world.

The family arriving in Alabama represents which element of plot? RL.3

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

Read these sentences.

Mr. Johnson thought for a moment about whether the car could make it all the way to Alabama without stopping. He said, “The question isn’t the car, the question is could you do it straight? RL.4



What does Mr. Johnson mean by the underlined words?

• Can Mr. Watson make it all the way to Alabama without getting lost?

• Can the car make it all the way to Alabama without breaking down?

• Does Mr. Watson have the energy to drive to Alabama without stopping overnight?

• Does the car have enough gas to make it all the way to Alabama without having to stop?

Read this sentence. RL.4

Dad: “It’s just like this great song I heard a couple of miles back, “Big Daddy was a Truck-Drivin’ Man!”

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

• personification

• metaphor

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Which of these events BEST shows the theme of the importance of family? RL.5

• Joetta sleeps during most of the time in the car.

• Grandma Sands is an older woman who appears to be rather tough.

• The family has to be careful where to stop along the way because there is prejudice in the South during this time period.

• The parents drive all the way to Alabama to help Byron learn an essential lesson in life.

If the point of view was changed, so that the audience ONLY was able to see into the thoughts and feelings of Byron, and the author only used the pronoun “He” in reference to Byron, (not “I”), THEN the point of view would be classified as which of the following? RL.6

• 1st person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

What is the overall tone of the novel? RL.5

• unhappy

• serious

• joyful

• humorous

The dog in chapter 12 “That Dog Won’t Hunt No More” is actually a symbol of which character? RL.5

• Kenny Watson

• Grandma Sands

• Mr. Robert

• Joey Watson