Watsons Go to Birmingham, Chapter 3

The first name of the new student is: ____.

• George

• Kenny

• Fry

• Rufus

Identify 2 possible answers of how Kenny first reacts to the new boy being paired with him in class, and in school.

• He felt embarrassed that he had to interact with him.

• He bullies the new boy, like his brother.

• He is surprised that the new boys knows how to do times tables.

• He is impressed of how the new boy makes fast friends.

Kenny thinks the new boy is "weird". Which of the following demonstrates that belief? The new boy got very excited over a ____.

• squirrel

• peanut butter sandwich

• winter coat

• new backpack

Why does this in #3 surprise the new boy and his little brother?

• They're grey instead of brown.

• They sit in the open with people around them, unafraid of getting caught.

• They're skinnier than the ones in Arkansas.

• They don't eat what they are supposed to.

How is the “personal saver stuff” not going how Kenny had planned?

• Rufus starts ignoring him.

• Rufus thinks that he's friends with Kenny.

• Kenny is actually growing fond of Rufus.

• Kenny is getting bullied instead of Rufus.

What are possible reasons that the new boy gives half a peanut butter sandwich to his brother? Check all that apply.

• His family is likely poor.

• His brother is probably hungry a lot.

• He wants to make sure his brother has something to eat.

• His family likely struggles to have food available to eat.

To solve a major "war" between friends, Kenny and his friend LJ decide to fight it out with dinosaurs.

• True

• False

When LJ asks Kenny if he wants to go look at Larry Dunn’s fort, Kenny says, ”I knew this was a worm with a hook in it but I bit anyway.” What does this most likely mean?

• He's saying that it's like walking into a trap, with the worm as going to the fort and the hook as LJ's true motives (taking his dinosaurs).

• He's saying that it's like being caught red handed, with the worm being LJ's offer to go to the fort and the hook being Kenny's discovery of his plan to take the dinosaurs.

• He's saying that it's like going fishing, with the worm as the bait and the hook being the method to catch the fish.

• He's saying that it's like biting a worm with a hook on it, and it is going to hurt a lot.

After the trip to the fort, how does Kenny feel about LJ and Rufus now? Select 2 answers.

• Rufus may be someone he can be friends with.

• He does not want to be friends with LJ anymore.

• Both will be his best friends.

• He will not be friends with either boy.

What two things did Kenny struggle to understand about Rufus and Cody?

• How they were so smart.

• How they ate so much at lunch.

• How they talked so differently than him.

• How they had so few sets of clothes to wear.