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The Watsons go to Birmingham

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened when Kenny and Byron were scraping ice off the Brown Bomber?

a)

Ms. Davidson stopped to help them.

b)

Byron's mouth go stuck to the mirror.

c)

Kenny cut his finger on the broken windshield.

d)

Byron sprayed Kenny with antifreeze.

2.

Byron felt sorry that

a)

he had killed a mourning dove.

b)

he had spilled tobacco juice on the carpet.

c)

he had forgotten to pick up Joey.

d)

he had yelled at his mother.

3.

When the Watsons arrived at the rest stop in Ohio, Kenny and Byron

a)

dumped the cooler on Momma.

b)

played catch with a pinecone.

c)

went to the bathroom in the woods.

d)

saw a man sleeping on top of his car.

4.

Kenny thought that Grandma Sands

a)

needed to call of her parrots and hounds.

b)

walked like a short Green Giant.

c)

knew too much about basketball.

d)

laughed like the Wicked Witch of the West.

5.
Why don't Joey like the gift Mrs. Davidson gave her?
a)
Joey didn't like the angel because it looked just like her
b)
Joey didn't like the new dress, and immediately placed it in her sock drawer
c)
Joey like the new dress, and put it on right away
d)
Joey didn't like the angel because it was white, and immediately placed it in her sock drawer
6.
What are the settings of the book?
a)
Cincinnati, Ohio and Birmingham, Alabama
b)
Flint, Michigan and Chattanooga, TN
c)
Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Flint, Michigan and Arlington, TN
7.
What did Wilona want to do the Byron when she found out he was playing with matches?
a)
She wanted his probation officer to take him to juvenile detention hall
b)
She wanted to forgive him, and let Daniel punish him
c)
She wanted to burn him with matches, so he wouldn't do it again
d)
She wanted to send him to Grandma Sands for the summer
8.

After By got the conk what did his father do?

a)

He wanted Kenny to wash out the color.

b)

He sent him to boot camp.

c)

Shaved Byron's head completely bald.

d)

Grounded him for a week without phone calls.

9.

Why did the Watsons go to Aunt Cydneys?

a)

Their house was freezing.

b)

By burned down the house.

c)

Mr. Watson drank to much.

d)

Momma held a yard sale with Aunt Cydney.

10.
Why do the kids at school tease Kenny 
a)
He is smart
b)
He is black
c)
He has a lazy eye
d)
He is poor
11.
Who is Mr. Robert?
a)
Grandma Sands brother
b)
Grandma Sands new fellow
c)
Grandma Sands close friend
d)
Wilona's dad
12.
Byron told Joey that the Wool Pooh was  
a)
A lie Grandma Sands made up
b)
A monster that lived in the trees
c)
Winnie the Pooh‟s evil twin brother 
d)
Something that grownups can‟t see 
13.

Byron refuses to help Kenny out of his depression.

a)

true

b)

false

14.
Why do the Watsons go to Birmingham?
a)
To get away from the cold weather
b)
To have Grandma Sands help Byron shape up
c)
To go to the musuem 
d)
To attend Grandma Sands funeral
15.
Why is Byron called the "lipless wonder?"
a)
He likes to kiss girls.
b)
He was punched in the mouth.
c)
His lips are really nice. 
d)
His mouth stuck to the frozen window. 
16.
The book is written through the eyes of which character?
a)
Wilona
b)
Joey
c)
Kenny
d)
Byron
17.
What is the Ultra Glide?
a)
the Watson's car
b)
the Watson's radio
c)
the Watson's dog
d)
the Watson's record player
18.

Joey is injured in the church bombing.

a)

true

b)

false

19.
What is the brown bomber? 
a)
The name of the school. 
b)
The family car. 
c)
Kenny's bicycle. 
d)
A war plane. 
20.

When Byron skips school, he says to Kenny, "Give my regards to Clark, Poindexter,"

a)

true

b)

false

21.

The danger at Collier's landing was

a)

quick sand

b)

a whirlpool

c)

a cliff

d)

very deep water

22.

Who is the author of this book?

a)

Robert Newton Peck

b)

Christopher Paul Curtis

c)

Willo Davis Roberts

d)

Walter Dean Myers

23.
Who was Larry Dunn? 
a)
A new kid at school.
b)
A favorite teacher. 
c)
The school bully.
d)
Mama's sister. 
24.
What does Byron say the garbage trucks really do in the mornings?
a)
Shovel the roads
b)
Pick up frozen bodies
c)
Make the world colder
d)
Look for kids without proper coats
25.

When Kenny found a dollar, Larry Dunn said that

a)

he knew punkheads didn't need dollars.

b)

he had to pay a bet he had lost.

c)

his little brother had lost it while playing baseball.

d)

his fifty cents was with someone else's fifty cents.

26.

Why did Rufus quit playing with Kenny?

a)

Kenny beat him up on the playground.

b)

He stole Kenny's dinosaurs.

c)

Kenny laughed at him with everyone else.

d)

Kenny quit giving him peanut butter sandwiches.

27.

Byron sleeps on his parents' floor the night before the trip to Birmingham.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

What did Byron tell Buphead before he left for Alabama?

a)

He wouldn't join another gang.

b)

He wasn't going to speak the whole trip.

c)

He was going to run away from home.

d)

He would bring him back a souvenir.

29.

Kenny thought that the World-Famous Watson Pet Hospital had

a)

three doctors and one medicine man.

b)

moving van to replace dead animals.

c)

magic powers and genies to help the animals.

d)

a special chemical to rub into an animal's skin.

30.

How did Byron get a free Swedish Cremes?

a)

He won a drawing at The Take Out.

b)

He knew Momma had a secret hiding place.

c)

He signed his name at Mr. Mitchell's grocery.

d)

He had taken them from a class party.

31.

After the Watsons returned from Birmingham, when did Kenny start to cry?

a)

He dropped the ketchup bottle on the floor.

b)

He looked for his mustache in the mirror.

c)

He saw a newspaper article about the bombing.

d)

He heard a siren coming toward the house.

32.

After he went into the church that was bombed, Kenny came out

a)

playing with a doll with golden hair.

b)

carrying a statue of Jesus with chipped paint.

c)

holding a shiny black shoe.

d)

reading three choir books with shreds of silk ribbon.

33.

Why did Kenny quit playing with LJ?

a)

LJ skipped school and blamed it on Kenny.

b)

LJ started talking to the girls Kenny liked.

c)

LJ took a lot of Kenny's dinosaurs.

d)

LJ tried to convince Kenny to steal a candy bar.

34.

What happened when Momma asked Grandma Sands about Mr. Roberts?

a)

Grandma Sands never answered Momma.

b)

Grandma Sands seemed to scold Momma.

c)

Grandma Sands gave Momma a hug.

d)

Grandma Sands told Momma to mind her own affairs.