The Watsons go to Birmingham Chapter 12

A good title for Chapter 12 could be...

• Talking with the Guys

• The Heat

• Day 1 at Granma Sands

• Going Fishing

Which words best describes Mr. Robert?

• brave and scared

• respectful and angry

• reckless and unreliable

• friendly and old

How has Byron's behavior changed since the family reached Birmingham?

• Byron wants to go back to home and live with Buphead.

• Byron is treating Grandma Sands with respect and likes hanging out with Dad and Mr. Roberts.

• Byron is being rude to everyone and wants to be left alone.

• Byron thinks Birmingham is dangerous and is scared for his life.

Why is Kenny upset by Byron's "new" behavior?

• Kenny doesn't want to leave Byron behind in Birmingham all summer.

• Kenny likes Byron's new attitude and thinks him and Byron can be best friends.

• Kenny is jealous that Byron is getting positve attention from the adults.

• Kenny likes being left out.

Birmingham was like an oven. That first night I couldn't sleep at all, me and By had to share a bed and we both were sweating like two pigs. Which type of figurative language is used in this passage?

• similies

• personification

• metaphors

• alliteration

What does Mr. Roberts teach Kenny about?

• skating

• cooking

• hog hunting

• coon hunting

Who is Mr. Roberts?

• Grandma Sands' dearest friend

• Grandma Sands' boyfriend

• Grandma Sands' brother

• Grandma Sands' cousin

What about Momma and Grandma Sands' conversation at breakfast surprises Kenny?

• Grandma tells Momma that her and Mr. Roberts are getting married.

• Momma is acting the way Byron, Kenny, and Joey act when they talk to her. Like a child.

• Momma tells Grandma they are staying in Birmingham for good.

• Momma tells Grandma she is send Byron to military school.

The only kid that actecd like he was having any fun was Byron. He walked the whol way with Mr. Robert and Dad and laughed and joked with them about every dumb story they told. Which theme from The Watsons go to Birmingham does this text support?

• coming of age

• power and corruption

• courage and heroism

• society and class

Desire

• a wish or longing

• clerverly deceitful; tricky; cunning