Watson's Go To Birmingham Chapter 5 Quiz

What did Byron do that made Momma so mad?

• spilled milk in the floor

• punched his sister Joetta

• played with matches

• talked back to her

Why did Momma tell Joetta and Kenny to get her matches?

• so she could burn Byron

• so she could light a candle

• to start a fire outside

• to give them to the neighbor

Why didn't Byron run away when Kenny told him to?

• Byron didn't hear Kenny

• Byron wasn't scared so he stayed put

• He was too scared of how Mamma was acting

Do you think Momma's punishment would have been a fair consequence for Byron's actions? Explain why or why not.

Pick two examples of a hyperbole from Chapter 5

• "mamma pushed me out of the way and hit the doorway like Eliot Ness, that cop on the Untouchables TV show".

• "mamma was as mad as a rabid animal"

• "Joetta cried like a baby"

• "he looked like one of those ballerinas that dance just on the tips of their toes"