Watson's Go to Birmingham Test

Why did Mama put her hand over her mouth when she thought something was funny?

• She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.

• She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it.

• She had a gap between her front teeth and did not like for it to show.

• She did not like to show her emotions.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The narrator of the novel is ___________.

• Byron

• Kenny

• Joetta

• Buphead

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the nickname for Dad's car? Hint: Alliteration

• Black Rider

• Brown Bomber

• Brown Baby

• Big Bomber

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Joey's real name?

• Joanne
• Josephine
• Joetta
• Joan

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where is Flint located?

• Indiana
• Missouri
• Michigan
• Mississippi

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What did Kenny's mother want to do to Byron when she found out he was playing with matches?

• She wanted to make him learn poetry with Kenny.
• She wanted to ask Larry Dunn to punish him.
• She wanted to burn him with matches so he wouldn't do it again.
• She wanted to shave his head.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Byron do after he killed the bird?

• He took it home and showed his parents that he did a bad thing.
• He did nothing-he just walked away.
• He made Kenny bury it.
• He buried it and put a cross on top.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the ultra glide?

• Mr. Robert's hunting gun
• The name of the Watson's dog
• The record player in their car
• The kind of bike that Kenny rides.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The danger at Collier's landing was __________________. 

• Quick sand
• A cliff 
• Deep water 
• A Whirlpool

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Who saved Kenny from the whirlpool?

• Joetta
• Grandma Sands
• Mr. Roberts
• Byron

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1