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WorksheetsWatson's Go to Birmingham Ch. 1-9 Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who's the oldest in the Family?
a)
Kenny
b)
Bryon
c)
Joetta
d)
Mr. Watson
2.
Who got their tongue stuck on the brown bomber?
a)
Joetta
b)
Kenny
c)
Mr. Watson
d)
Byron
3.
The narrator of the novel is
a)
Byron
b)
Joetta
c)
Kenny
4.
Why did Kenny stop being friends with the boy he used to play with before the new kid moved in?
a)
He was mean to Joetta.
b)
He stole some of Kenny's dinosaurs.
c)
He was rude to his mother
d)
He always made Kenny bring the treats
5.
Who steals Kenny's gloves?
a)
Larry
b)
Cody
c)
Lenny
d)
Buphead
6.
The nickname of the Watson's family car is
a)
the turd
b)
Yakety Yak
c)
Brown Bomber
d)
Ford Fairlane
7.
Who helps to mend the relationship between Kenny and Rufus?
a)
Rufus's mom
b)
Kenny's mom
c)
Byron
d)
Kenny's dad
8.
What is Kenneth Watson really good at doing?
a)
Reading
b)
Getting on his brother's nerves
c)
Writing
d)
Telling Jokes
9.
Where do the Watsons live at the beginning of the book?
a)
Farmington
b)
Franks
c)
Fulton
d)
Flint
10.
During which season does the story begin?
a)
Spring
b)
Winter
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
11.
What state does Momma grow up in?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Alabama
c)
Georgia
d)
Florida
12.
How does Byron get his lips stuck to the rear view mirror?
a)
He kissed his reflection.
b)
He was doing a dare.
c)
He tried to eat the ice.
d)
He was looking at a crack in the mirror.
13.
Why does the new kid stop eating lunch with Kenny for a while?
a)
Kenny laughs at his younger brother.
b)
Kenny doesn't stop Byron from teasing him.
c)
Kenny says something rude about the South
d)
Kenny laughs when the others make fun of him.
14.
After Rufus began sitting next to Kenny in class, both boys got picked on.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What did Kenny find out about Rufus and his brother Cody?
a)
They had lice.
b)
They had been left back twice.
c)
They had been adopted.
d)
They had shot guns and killed squirrels.
16.
Kenny stopped playing with L.J. Jones because L.J. had stolen many of Kenny's toy dinosaurs.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Kenny didn't mind playing with one other child because this person shared Kenny's interest in playing with toy dinosaurs, was willing to be the Nazi dinosaurs, and didn't cheat or steal Kenny's dinosaurs. Who is this child?
a)
Joey
b)
Rufus
c)
Wilona
d)
Ward
18.
What did Byron tell Joey about people who froze to death in the winter?
a)
He said that if they froze to death they would be picked up by the garbage truck that collected dead, frozen people.
b)
He said they went to a special place where they thawed out before they were sent to heaven or hell.
c)
He said the city gave the frozen person's family all new winter clothes make sure that no one else in the family froze.
d)
He said they froze because there were not smart enough to stay inside.
19.
What happened to Kenny's good leather gloves?
a)
L.J. took them and sold them to get money for toys.
b)
Larry had stolen them and was wearing them.
c)
Joey used them and lost them.
d)
Kenny traded them to Buphead for protection against another mean boy.
20.
What did Momma make the children do in the winter?
a)
stay in the house all the time
b)
sleep in the same bed
c)
say extra prayers to keep them from freezing
d)
wear several layers of clothes when they went out
21.
What does Byron do to his hair?
a)
dyes it blue
b)
gets a curly perm
c)
has his named shaved in it
d)
straightens it
22.
Why is Mrs. Watson so angry with Byron?
a)
She wanted to be with him when he changed his hair.
b)
She had forbidden him from doing anything to his hair.
c)
She was angry that he had spent money on his hair.
d)
She did not like the hair salon that he used.
23.
Who inspired Byron to change his hair?
a)
Larry Dunn
b)
Kenny Watson
c)
Buphead
d)
Mrs. Watson
24.
How does Kenny respond to Byron being in trouble with their parents?
a)
Kenny takes the opportunity to pick on Byron.
b)
Kenny tries to help Byron evade his punishment.
c)
Kenny tries to help Byron repair his hair.
d)
Kenny tries to help Byron sneak out of their house.
25.
How does Mr. Watson punish Byron?
a)
He colors his hair pink.
b)
He shaves Byron's initials in his hair.
c)
He shaves off all of Byron's hair.
d)
He makes Byron keep his hair the way the stylist fixed it.
26.
Who does Mrs Watson speak to on the phone?
a)
Aunt Cydney
b)
Mrs. Davidson
c)
Grandma Watson
d)
Grandma Sands
27.
What does the Watson family call their car?
a)
The Red Rover
b)
The Blue Bullet
c)
The Brown Bomber
d)
The Black Bombshell
28.
Which of the following does Mr. Watson NOT buy for the family's car?
a)
hood ornament
b)
seat covers
c)
tires
d)
spark plugs
29.
What is an Ultra-Glide?
a)
a record player
b)
an eight-track tape player
c)
a cassette player
d)
a CD player
30.
How does the Watson family celebrate getting an Ultra-Glide?
a)
They have a party.
b)
They invite their next-door neighbors over to see it.
c)
They sit in the car and listen to music on it.
d)
They trade in their old car for a new one.
31.
Which of the following songs does the Watson family listen to?
a)
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
b)
"Yakety Yak"
c)
"Single Ladies"
d)
"Blue Suede Shoes"
32.
How does Mrs. Watson at first react to the addition to the car?
a)
She jumps up and down.
b)
She gets so excited that she sits right down in the car.
c)
She gets mad and stomps in the house.
d)
She tells Mr. Watson that he has to get rid of it.
33.
Where is the Watson family going to go?
a)
Alabama
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Arkansas
34.
With whom is Byron going to live?
a)
Grandma Watson
b)
Grandma Sands
c)
Aunt Cydney
d)
Grandma Smith
35.
What is Byron's status in school?
a)
He doesn't go to school.
b)
He is the "king."
c)
He is a bully.
d)
He is the "god."
36.
Why does Mr. Alums have Kenny visit his fifth grade class?
a)
Kenny is in trouble.
b)
He wants to show Kenny what Byron has done.
c)
He wants Kenny to read to his class as a positive example.
d)
He wants to embarrass Kenny.
37.
When Kenny reads too quickly, what does Mrs. Henry do to slow him down?
a)
She turns the book upside down.
b)
She clears her throat.
c)
She pulls his ear.
d)
She does nothing.
38.
What is wrong with one of Kenny's eyes?
a)
Nothing.
b)
It is lazy.
c)
His eye is blue instead of brown.
d)
Byron punched his eye and made it black and swollen.
39.
What does Byron call Kenny?
a)
Buphead
b)
Cool Kenny-G
c)
Poindexter
d)
K-Dawg
40.
Kenny’s playmate is LJ Jones. What is there about him that Kenny doesn’t
like?
like?
a)
LJ Jones is cruel to Joey.
b)
LJ Jones is a bully.
c)
LJ Jones steals from Kenny.
d)
LJ Jones isn't Kenny's friend; he's Byron's friend.
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