The Watsons Go to Birmingham - Chapter 5

What dangerous item does Byron keep getting caught playing with?

• Electricity

• Fire

• Knives

• Acid

What does Momma threaten to do if Byron is caught playing with the dangerous item again?

• Cut him

• Ground him

• Burn him

• Turn off the power

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

How long does Byron go before playing with the dangerous item again?

• Two days

• Four days

• Two weeks

• One week

How does Kenny see what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

• He peeks under the door.

• He hides in the shower.

• He looks through the keyhole.

• He hides in the linen closet.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is Byron pretending to shoot down in the locked bathroom?

• His teachers.

• Nazi soldiers.

• Kids from school.

• Gang members.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

How does Momma figure out what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

• The house is too quiet.

• The toilet keeps flushing.

• She sees the bathroom locked

• She can smell smoke.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

How is Momma kept from punishing Byron?

• He falls down.

• She screams at the top of her voice

• The matches are blown out.

• He tells her to calm down.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Who stops Byron when he starts to run away?

• Momma

• Dad

• Kenny

• Joey

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What does the word patoohing mean in the following sentence? 

• blowing out

• sneezing

• coughing

• sniffing

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What type of figurative language is the word “patoohing”? 

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5