The Watsons Go to Birmingham test

The Watson family live in what city and state?

• Detroit, Michigan

• New York City, New York

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Flint, Michigan

What main conflict later in the novel might the dinosaur war be foreshadowing?

• a fight at the school with Larry

• racial tensions when the Watsons go to Birmingham

• the disagreement mom and dad had about Moses in chapter one

• Kenny's difficulty reading

Why does Joey seem to be unhappy with Mama?

• She doesn't spend as much time with her as she does with Kenny.

• She yells at everyone often

• She wrapped her up in so many warm garments that take forever to pull off

• She wants to move back to Birmingham

How does Byron explain to Kenny and Joey the reason for mama making them wear layers of garments?

• people from Birmingham have thin blood and often freeze to death and have to be picked up by dump trucks

• He compares it to traveling to the North Pole

• He explains that mama likes to have bragging rights over daddy in keeping the kids warm

• He tells them to get over it and that mom is just doing her job.

Why does Rufus stop speaking to Kenny?

• Kenny joins the other kids in teasing him

• Kenny laughs while the other kids are teasing Rufus

• Rufus feels as though he has lost his voice in the midst of all the chaos

• Rufus befriends another person instead

Who are the Watsons?

• Kenny and Rufus

• Kenny and Byron

• Kenny, Byron, Joetta, Wilona, and Daniel

• Danny and Timmy

Why are they going to Birmingham?

• For a family vacation

• To drop their son off

• To visit their grandparents

• To move down there

What is the Wool Pooh?

• Their cat

• A whirl pool

• Their dog

• Their school

Where does Kenny almost drown?

• At the lake

• In the pool

• At the beach

• At Collinder's Landing

What does Kenny do when he look in the mirror (chapter 15)?

• Laugh

• Cry

• Smile

• Yell