The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Chapter 10)

What was the MAIN reason Byron and Kenny did not want to use the facilities at the rest stop in Ohio?

• It was really stinky.

• They didn't have any toilet paper.

• It was just a hole in the ground that was scary.

• They didn't want to use an outhouse.

What did Kenny worry had happened on page 142?

• He had wet his pants.

• Joey had drooled on him.

• He'd chocked on peanut butter.

• Byron had spilled Kool-Aid on him.

What is Kenny emphasizing when he says, "It looked like someone had crumpled up a pitch-black blanket and dropped the Weird Watsons down into the middle of it" on page 145?

• How strange the family was.

• How Momma was angry at Dad.

• How the mood of the story was.

• How dark it was the mountains.

What does Kenny compare the water pump to at the rest stop?

• a pitch-black blanket

• a star explosion

• a space robot

• scary organ music

Why did the Watsons see more stars in the mountains than they were used to seeing at home in Flint, Michigan?

• There were not as many stars in Michigan as there were in the mountains.

• There was not as much pollution and lights in the mountains as there was in Michigan.

• There were not as many rest stops in the mountains as there were in Michigan.

• There were more stars in Michigan than there were in the mountains.

What was the MAIN reason Momma became upset with Dad at the rest stop?

• He didn't follow her notebook plan.

• He was scaring the children.

• They didn't have anything to eat.

• The car was broken down.

Why did Kenny and Byron become scared in the woods at the rest stop?

• They saw a snake slither by Byron's leg.

• They got scared because there may have been snakes or hillbillies around.

• They heard a noise in the woods.

• They heard Joey start crying.

Why did the family moan when it was Kenny's turn to pick the song to play?

• They did not want to hear "Yakety Yak" again.

• Kenny always picked the same song as Byron.

• Kenny always picked the same song as Dad.

• They did not hear "Under the Boardwalk" again.

Why does Dad say it is like they have their fingers in "God's beard?"

• They are high in altitude and the air feels silky.

• They are high in altitude and the air feels dry.

• They are driving fast and the air feels silky.

• They are driving fast and the air feels chilly.

Why does Kenny compare the Brown Bomber to a bug lying on its back at the end of this chapter?

• They had wrecked and flipped over.

• They had four brown arms sticking out the window.

• They were going so slow.

• The air felt so smooth and silky.