The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Chapter 1 Quiz)

What does Curtis compare your breath to on page one?

• frozen air

• puffs

• train smoke

• Saturday

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why was Momma the coldest of all the Watsons

• She refused to get under the covers.

• She was mad about moving to Flint.

• She was from Alabama, so she wasn't used to the cold.

• She wanted everyone else to have the heat.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the BEST reason dad pulled the blanket over his eyes on page three?

• He was cold.

• He was upset.

• He knew Momma was going to be angry with him.

• He didn't want to see the cold weather report.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Why was Byron not touching anyone else on the sofa?

• He was in trouble.

• He was a juvenile delinquent.

• He was warm-blooded.

• He thought he was too "cool."

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the MAIN reason Momma put her hand over her mouth when she smiled?

• She was self-conscious about the gap in her teeth.

• She didn't want to laugh too loudly.

• She didn't want to smile.

• She was angry.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the BEST reason Curtis spells Michigan like "Mitch-again?"

• He doesn't know how to spell it correctly.

• He is trying to be funny.

• He is trying to imitate a southern dialect.

• He is making fun of all southerners.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is dad referring to on page five when he says, "Where was that 'Coloreds Only' bathroom downtown?

• The rumors of separate bathrooms in the South during this time period.

• The rules of slavery during this time period.

• The Jim Crow Laws of "Separate, but equal" during this time period.

• Different bathrooms for whites and Asians during this time period.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why does dad refer to their landlord as "a snake in the grass?"

• He will strike at any time.

• He is trying to avoid them.

• He is mean.

• He has skin of scales.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The story "How to Survive a Blizzard, Part One" can BEST be described as which type of literary element?

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

• Cause and Effect

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following events happens LAST in Chapter One?

• The Watsons snuggled on the sofa.

• Joetta cried.

• Byron got stuck to the side mirror.

• Daddy told the story of Hambone.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9