The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963: Chapters 11-15

In chapter 11, what did Dad tell Kenny he was thinking about when he was listening to country western music?

• He said was thinking about changing their names when they get back to Michigan.

• He was thinking about trying out for The Voice in Birmingham.

• He was thinking about buying new speakers for the Brown Bomber.

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When the Watsons finally arrived at Grandma Sands' house, Kenny was expecting to see a troll. Kenny thought she'd be "bigger than his dad" and "foaming at the mouth". To his surprise, Grandma Sands was...

• short and stocky with silver hair and large hoop earrings.

• a teeny-weeny old, old, old woman that resembled Mama.

• taller than a professional volleyball player and thinner than a pole.

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At the end of chapter 12, why did some of the Watsons and Mr. Robert walk over to the lake?

• He wanted to show them where he stored his canoe for fishing.

• He wanted to show them where to buy fishing poles.

• He wanted to show them where to rent a boat.

• He wanted to show them the best fishing spots for later.

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In chapter 13, how did Byron explain what a whirlpool was to Kenny and Joey?

• By explained that a whirlpool was a humongous fish that lived in the lake.

• By explained that a whirlpool was Winnie-the-Pooh's evil twin brother.

• Byron told Joey and Kenny that a whirlpool was a gray monster in the water.

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What happened at Collier's Landing a few years before the Watsons arrived in Birmingham?

• Children had drowned.

• The city tore down the playground.

• Children were bitten by red ants.

• Children camped out and were spooked by a bear.

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In chapter 13, how do Kenny and Byron begin to change?

• Kenny continued to be responsible. Byron tried to coerce him to swimming at the dam.

• Kenny was being more adventurous so him and Byron walked to Collier's Landing to go swimming.

• Kenny was more adventurous and was ignoring the warnings adults were giving him. On the other hand, By was being more responsible.

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What was "grabbing" at Kenny in the water at Collier's Landing?

• a goliath grouper

• the Lochness Monster

• the whirlpool

• a piranha

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What lead Joey away from the church the morning of the bombing?

• She was warm in church so she wanted to go home to change into her bathing suit.

• She was hot so she walked outside. She ran down the street after a boy she thought was Kenny.

• She was cold in church, so she stepped outside to warm up a little bit. Then she walked to Ruby's house.

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How was Byron acting towards Kenny when he pulled Kenny out of the water?

• affectionate

• annoyed

• angry

• agitated

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What are two reasons Kenny thought he pulled Joey's shoe off at the church?

• red knee-high socks and shiny black shoes

• frilly blue socks and shiny black shoes

• frilly white socks and shiny black shoes

• knee-high socks with butterflies and shiny black shoes

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