The Watson's Go To Birmingham ch. 7-15

Byron decides to go out and get a new hairstyle called a CONK. What is the best way to describe this hairstyle?

• curly hair that gets straightened

• curly hair that gets shaved off

• straight hair that is curled up

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Why does Momma get so mad at Byron for getting a CONK?

• Byron changed his natural hair without permission from Momma and Dad.

• Momma wanted to fix his hair anyway

• Momma and Dad said it was too much money

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Dad said that he had SENIORITY. What does this word mean?

• Dad meant he was the youngest person.

• Dad meant he was the older person and had a higher rank.

• Dad was just cutting up again.

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What reasons does Momma have for wanting to send Byron to live with Grandma Sands?

• There are boys there his age.

• It is quieter there.

• Byron can hunt and fish.

• Grandma Sands is strict and will 'fix' Byron

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Kenny likes to EAVESDROP on conversations. What is the meaning of this word?

• To drop from the eaves of the trees.

• To drop in on someone to play with them.

• To listen in on a conversation without the other person knowing.

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Why does Byron get invited to sleep in Momma and Dad's room the night before they leave for Birmingham?

• Momma and Dad found out that he was planning on running away because Joey had told on him after his conversation with Buphead.

• Momma and Dad found out he was planning on going to live with Buphead.

• Momma and Dad found out he was planning skip school again.

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When the Weird Watson's stop at a rest area, they have to use an OUTHOUSE. What is an OUTHOUSE?

• A building where houses are kept.

• A building where there is a toile but no plumming.

• A house that is outside.

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Kenny is enjoying the trip to Birmingham and says the best part of the trip is ___________________.

• Driving on a mountain and listening to "Yakkety Yak" and having cool, light air blowing on you.

• Sitting in the back seat of the Brown Bomber

• Stopping and looking at all the stars on the mountain.

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Dad was driving so long he started to get STUBBLES on his face. What is the meaning of the word STUBBLES?

• His eyes were getting tired from driving.

• His face was getting droopy from driving.

• He had not shaved so he had short hairs growing in.

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What surprised Kenny when he first met Grandma Sands?

• Grandma Sands was not as tall as a tree or a troll, but a tiny, tiny old woman.

• Grandma Sands had an outhouse on the farm.

• Grandma Sands had a new boyfriend.

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