The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

What happened when Kenny and Byron were scraping the ice from the car?

• Byron's lips became stuck to the mirror when he kissed his reflection.

• Byron leaned on a rusty spot, and his elbow punched a hole through it.

• Kenny broke off one of the windshield wipers while using the ice scraper.

• Kenny's hand became stuck in the tailpipe as he tried to clear out the snow.

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Byron helped Kenny by showing him how to ---.

• look at people so his eyes pointed in the same direction

• hold a baseball bat so he would get fewer strikes

• wear his shirts to cover a small scar on his neck

• fix his hair to look more stylish

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Rufus stopped coming over to play with Kenny after Kenny ---.

• laughed when Larry Dunn made fun of Rufus's clothes

• said Rufus and LJ Jones were alike in a lot of ways

• bragged that his grades were better than Rufus's grades

• wouldn't let Rufus's brother, Cody, play with Kenny's new dinosaur

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How did Kenny and Rufus know that Larry had stolen Kenny's leather gloves?

• The gloves' "kindergarten string" slipped out of Larry's pocket.

• The shoe polish Larry had put on the gloves rubbed off in the snow.

• Some rabbit's fur from inside the gloves was stuck to Larry's coat.

• Larry made a joke about free gloves from Montgomery Ward.

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Momma told Byron he would be at his daddy's mercy after Byron ---.

• scratched the Nat King Cole record

• threw a rock that accidentally dented the Brown Bomber

• cut his face while trying to shave

• came home with his hair processed

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What did Momma say after she told the family about the trip to Alabama?

• She had arranged for Buphead to go along with the family.

• Dad wanted to look for a house to buy in Alabama.

• Kenny and Byron would work for Mr. Robert while the family was there.

• Byron was going to stay with Grandma Sands for the summer.

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Byron told Buphead that on the trip to Alabama, he was not going to ---.

• say one single word

• get any sleep at all

• sit in the backseat

• listen to the radio

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As Mr. Johnson looked at the car, Kenny heard Dad ask him about ---.

• being able to outrun another car if necessary

• getting a job at the factory where Mr. Johnson worked

• trading in the Brown Bomber for a fancy, newer car

• driving straight through to Alabama without stopping

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What did NOT happen after Kenny grabbed at a turtle he saw in the water?

• Byron grabbed Kenny and pulled him back to the shore.

• The rocky ground under Kenny's feet slid away from the shore.

• Kenny saw the Wool Pooh come swimming out of the deep.

• An enormous wave knocked Kenny off his feet when it crashed.

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Back in Flint, Byron said Kenny had been the only one brave enough to ---.

• stamp out the fire so the people could escape the burning building

• tell the Birmingham police about the men who drove away in a car

• go into the the church to see if Joey was inside

• Help Dad take care of the injured little girls

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