The Watsons Go To Birmingham - Review Chapters 1-5

Where is the primary setting of the novel "The Watsons Go To Birmingham?"

• Mobile, Alabama

• Flint, Michigan

• Branson, Missouri

• Atlanta, Georgia

The Watsons refer to their car as...

• The Big Hooptie

• The Green Hornet

• The Brown Bomber

• The Watson's Wagon

Who is Buphead?

• Byron's friend

• The mailman

• The family dog

• Kenny's friend

What point of view is used to tell this story?

• first person from Kenny's point of view

• third person omniscient

• first person from Byron's point of view

• third person limited

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Who is Cody?

• Byron's brother

• Mr. Watson's best friend from high school

• Rufus's brother

• Kenny's teacher

Daniel Watson can best be described as...

• quiet and reserved

• playful and humorous

• prideful and arrogant

• quirky and insightful

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How does Byron treat Kenny most of the time?

• Byron is mean to Kenny and bullies him

• Byron is overprotective of Kenny

• Byron is always playful with Kenny

• Byron is always making excuses for Kenny's behavior

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Why does Kenny sometimes look at people sideways?

• To try and cover up his lazy eye

• To make him look smart

• To give people a mean glance for making fun of him

• He is very shy and doesn't like to make eye contact

Byron's mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper! The simile in this passage compares Byron to a fly. Why is this simile effective?

• It enhances the setting of the story by describing that a fly is near Byron.

• It allows the reader to feel like a fly being stuck on flypaper and to know just how Byron feels.

• It allows the reader to picture a fly being stuck on the fly paper and provides a humorous similarity to Byron's situation.

• It convinces the reader to feel sympathetic for Byron because most readers know what it feels like to be stuck like a fly on flypaper.

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The way that Kenny reacts when he hurts Rufus' feelings shows that Kenny is...

• remorseful and kind-hearted

• unforgiving and spiteful

• courageous and independent

• understanding and generous

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