The Watsons Go to Birmingham- Ch. 5-6

Which character always defends Byron even when he is wrong?

• Mama

• Dad

• Joetta

• Buphead

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Why does Mama get so angry when Byron plays with matches?

• Because she is scared he will burn himself one day.

• Because her house caught on fire when she was a little girl

• Because Byron is reckless and makes a mess in the bathroom

• Because Mr. Watson's house caught on fire when he was little

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What was mama going to do to Byron as punishment for playing with matches again?

• Shave his head

• Burn him

• Spank him

• Lock him in his room

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6. What was Byron doing with matches in the bathroom in chapter 5?

• He was pretending to make a movie about Nazi parachuters being thwarted by himself and a flamethrower.

• He was trying to set the house on fire because he was mad at his mother.

• He was lighting cigarettes he had stolen from the grocery store.

• He was setting fire to his plastic toys to see if they would burn or melt.

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7. In chapter 5, who gets the matches that will be used to carry out Byron's punishment?

• Bryon

• Joey

• Wilona

• Kenny

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8. At first, in chapter 5, Joey is vocally against the punishment Wilona intends to apply to Byron. What does Wilona say that gets through to Joey?

• Wilona threatens to tell Joey's father to punish her, Joey.

• Wilona reminds Joey that Wilona is the mother and it is her job to punish Byron.

• Wilona reminds Joey that Wilona has sworn to God that she would do it.

• Wilona tells Joey that she, Wilona, will punish Joey next if she doesn't comply.

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9. What is the main struggle in chapter 5?

• The struggle between a boy and his conscience

• The struggle between the school bully and his victim.

• The struggle between siblings.

• The struggle between parent and child.

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5. How does Wilona try to convince Byron to stop playing with matches near the beginning of chapter 5?

• She tells him about her experience of having her house catch fire as a child.

• She refuses to allow him to leave the house as punishment for his behavior.

• She burns his finger with the same matches he has been using to set fires in the bathroom.

• She burns his favorite toys.

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What happened to Mrs. Watson to make her go to such extremes to prevent Byron from playing with fire?

• Her family lost their house in a lightning storm.
• Her house caught on fire when she was a child and their clothes smelled like smoke for two years.
• Her mother caught the kitchen on fire.
• Her brothers were firemen.

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financial assistance given to an individual or family by the government

• peon
• reinforcements
• welfare
• emulate

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