The Watsons Go to Birmingham

How does Byron change when the Watsons arrive in Alabama?

• he uses his manners

• he is more polite

• he seems more content

• all of the above

Why did the Watsons leave Alabama on the night of the bombing?

• They did not want Joey to hear about the bombing

• Kenny needed to be home to deal with his feelings of guilt

• Daniel Watson had to return to work

• Joey was too upset about the bombing to stay

Thinking over the course of the novel, Kenny views Byron with both ______________ and ___________________.

• anger, jealousy

• determination, grief

• fear, admiration

• sadness, pity

What did Mama call Michigan?

• a northern paradise

• a giant icebox

• the end of nowhere

• a croweded, unfriendly place

Where is Mama originally from?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Flint, Michigan

• New York, New York

The narrator of the novel is ___________.

• Byron

• Kenny

• Joetta

• Buphead

Why did Mama put her hand over her mouth when she thought something was funny?

• She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.

• She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it.

• She had a gap between her front teeth and did not like for it to show.

• She did not like to show her emotions.

Where was the setting of the story?

• Perth Amboy, New Jersey

• Flint, Michigan

• Detroit, Michigan

• Alabama

Where did mom want to live?

• Bath

• Birmingham

• Basking Ridge

• Bethlehem

In Chapter 2, the narrator calls Larry Dunn the king of kindergarten to fourth grade. What does he call Byron?

• He calls Byron a prince.

• He calls Byron a delinquent.

• He calls Byron a god.

• He calls Byron a clown.