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WGTB CH.1-10

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Mama originally from?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

California

d)

Canada

2.

State where Grandma Sands lives is...

a)

Alaska

b)

Arkansas

c)

Alabama

d)

Ohio

3.

Byron's head after Mr. Watson's punishment.

a)

Low

b)

Conk

c)

Wet

d)

Bald

4.

City where Momma originally came from.

a)

Birmingham

b)

Flint

c)

New York

d)

New Orleans

5.

Byron's friend; helped with new hair style

a)

Larry Dunn

b)

Rufus

c)

Joey

d)

Buphead

6.

Older brother of the story

a)

Cody

b)

Byron

c)

Kenny

d)

LJ Jones

7.

Game Byron and Buphead played with Larry: The Great ______________ Escape

a)

Carp

b)

Dog

c)

Fish

d)

Cat

8.

Rufus's brother

a)

Kenny

b)

Larry

c)

Byron

d)

Cody

9.

What Byron had done to his hair that made his parents upset

a)

curled it

b)

cut it

c)

a conk

10.

Which would NOT be an appropriate hashtag for Ch. 1?

a)

#cold

b)

#Weirdwatsons

c)

#Fire

d)

#LiplessWonder

11.

Kenny's favorite toys

a)

dinosaurs

b)

books

c)

car toys

d)

radio

12.

Momma said she would burn Byron's...

a)

head

b)

fingers

c)

toes

d)

hair

13.

Kenny said Byron was ________ of School.

a)

King

b)

Prince

c)

Bully

d)

God

14.

Narrator of story

a)

Kenny

b)

Joey

c)

Momma

d)

Rufus

15.

Kenny said Larry was _________ of School.

a)

God

b)

Prince

c)

Bully

d)

King

16.

Who stole Kenny's gloves?

a)

Larry Dunn

b)

LJ Jones

c)

Byron

d)

Rufus

17.

Kenny was teased because he had a...

a)

Big Head

b)

Limp

c)

Bald head

d)

Lazy Eye

18.

Kenny's nickname for Byron

a)

Hot Lips

b)

By

c)

Lipless Wonder

d)

Cry baby

19.

Byron was caught with these in the bathroom

a)

Lighter

b)

Gasoline

c)

Girl

d)

Matches

20.

Place on car where Byron's lips got froze

a)

Window

b)

Mirror

c)

Pole

d)

Ground

21.

Where Momma kept the details of the trip

a)

her notebook

b)

her purse

c)

her hand

d)

the car

22.

Dad put a ___________ ___________ in the family car

a)

car antenna

b)

new seats

c)

record player

d)

a towel

23.

Kenny thought of Rufus as his own personal _____.

a)

God

b)

Saver

c)

Friend

d)

Enemy

24.

Which line bet describes Rufus as poor?

a)

"...tennis shoes had holes in the bottom and he'd put cardboard in them to cover the holes."

b)

"...this new boy with the great big smile & holes in his jacket sleeves & raggedy tennis shoes & tore-up blue jeans.

c)

"Hi'ya Ya'll!"

d)

"You've got to keep bundled up out there."

25.

Why do Momma & Daddy make Byron sleep in there room the night before they leave for Alabama?

a)

He might go hang with Buphead

b)

He might beat Kenny up one last time

c)

He might steal the car

d)

He might try to run away

26.

How do they describe Grandma Sands?

a)

Sweet

b)

Strict

c)

Stubborn

d)

Sad

27.

What are Swedish Cremes?

a)

Pie

b)

Cookies

c)

Cakes

d)

Candy

28.

What does momma tell Byron and Kenny to do in order to pay for the groceries?

a)

Use her credit Card

b)

Sign for them

c)

Pay cash

d)

Steal them

29.

What word best describes how Byron felt after killing the bird?

a)

Happy

b)

Embarrassed

c)

Emotional

d)

Show-off

30.

What did momma draw on the cover of her notebook?

a)

A flower and a bee

b)

A family picture

c)

Herself

d)

The children

31.

What does Byron plan to do to get back at his parents for sending him to Alabama?

a)

Be annoying the entire trip

b)

Give them the silent treatment

c)

Beat them up

d)

Steal the car

32.

Who is very protective of Byron?

a)

Joetta

b)

Kenny

c)

Momma

d)

Buphead

33.

What is Byron's favorite way of teasing Kenny?

a)

Punching him

b)

Flipping him the dirty finger sign

c)

Making his eyes go crossed

d)

Tripping him

34.

Who saves the family from the freezing cold in the beginning of the book?

a)

The landlord

b)

Grandma

c)

Aunt Cindy

d)

Byron

35.

What does Mrs. Davidson give Joetta as a going away gift?

a)

An doll angel

b)

teddy bear

c)

new shoes

d)

suitcase

36.

What does Kenny hate doing every morning when he gets to school?

a)

Eating breakfast

b)

Going to class

c)

Walking to school

d)

Helping Joey take off her layer of coats

37.

Who was almost the kids daddy? (According to Dad)

a)

Mr. Davidson

b)

Hambone Henderson

c)

Mitchell

d)

Mr. Allums

38.

Who hurts Rufus' feelings the most?

a)

Byron

b)

Larry Dunn

c)

Kenny

d)

LJ

39.

How does Kenny hurt Rufus' feeling?

a)

Laughs at Larry Dunn making fun of his clothes

b)

Steals his toys

c)

Eats his lunch

d)

Hits him

40.

Who puts the conk on Byron's head?

a)

Buphead

b)

Momma

c)

Kenny

d)

Cody

41.

Bryon attends school everyday.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What is momma's real name?

a)

Wanda

b)

Wilona

c)

Judy

d)

Kiesha

43.

What is Dad's real name?

a)

Daniel

b)

David

c)

Darryl

d)

Jose

44.

What does Byron mean when he says, "Give my Regards to Clark Poindexter!" ?

a)

He is about to fight

b)

He is going to skip school

c)

Say hello to his buddy Clark for him

d)

Run because he is going to punch him

45.

Why does Kenny hate when Byron skips school?

a)

The teachers ask him questions

b)

Joetta cries

c)

Momma gives him whooping

d)

The other kids pick on him more when By is not there to protect him.

46.

What tasty meal is Kenny surprised that Rufus and Cody eat?

a)

Oatmeal

b)

Rat toes

c)

Squirrel

d)

Turtle soup

47.

Why does Kenny continue to play with LJ Jones even though he steals his dinosaurs?

a)

Rufus is out of town

b)

Byron said he would steal them back

c)

LJ is the only friend that he has

d)

He plans to beat LJ up if catches him stealing them

48.

Where do they put the frozen dead bodies?

a)

Oversized garbage trucks

b)

The dumpster behind Mitchell's Grocery Store

c)

The school parking lot

d)

They bury them peoples backyards

49.

What did Larry Dunn do to disguise the gloves he stole from Kenny?

a)

Wrote his name on them

b)

Tore a hole in them

c)

Wore them inside out

d)

Colored them black with shoe polish

50.

Why was the Watson family huddled around each other on the couch?

a)

They were cold

b)

They were having family discussion

c)

One of the kids were missing

d)

Momma was injured

51.

What is the Brown Bomber?

a)

Their house

b)

Dad's nickname

c)

The family car

d)

Grandma sands nickname

52.

How long does Byron have stay in Alabama?

a)

Forever

b)

Two years

c)

All summer & maybe longer

d)

Until he is grown

53.

How does Kenny feel about hurting Rufus' feelings?

a)

Happy, he didn't anatto be friends with him anymore

b)

Mad, he thought Rufus was overreacting

c)

Sad, Rufus started teasing him back

d)

Sad, because Rufus was his only friend

54.

How are the Watson's traveling to Alabama?

a)

Car

b)

Bus

c)

Train

d)

Plane

55.

What is Kenny shocked by when he talks to Rufus?

a)

He has never seen snow

b)

He ate turtle soup

c)

He shot a gun

d)

He lived in Alaska

56.

1. What is special about the Watson kids gloves?

a)

They are real leather with rabbit fur

b)

They are plastic

c)

They look like socks

d)

They are brown

57.

How does Kenny help Rufus out when it comes to gloves?

a)

He has momma buy him a pair

b)

He steals one pair from Joey to give to Rufus

c)

He has Bryon steal a pair from Larry Dunn

d)

He lies to momma and says he lost his so he h=can get his extra pair.

58.

What does Byron try to get Kenny to do to Larry after he catches him for stealing his gloves.

a)

Forgive him

b)

Pop him

c)

Tell on him

d)

Be friends with him

59.

Why does Kenny regret telling Byron about the stolen gloves?

a)

Because he doesn't help him get them back

b)

Because he tells momma and daddy

c)

Because Joetta finds out

d)

Because he takes the punishment TOO far

60.

What kind of relationship does Byron have with Joetta?

a)

They hate each other

b)

They tease each other

c)

Joetta protects/defends Byron when he is wrong

d)

They don't ever see each other

61.

How does the author make the reader feel sorry for Larry Dunn when he is getting beat up by Byron?

a)

By showing us that he is poor ( holes in jacket & shoes)

b)

By showings that he is smaller then Byron

c)

By telling us that he is sorry and apologizes to Kenny, but Byron keeps on

d)

bY telling us that Larry Dunn is homeless

62.

Why is Momma so sensitive to the idea of Byron playing with matches?

a)

Her face got burnt when she was little

b)

Her house burnt down when she was little and she smelled like smoke

c)

The Watson's lost their first house to a fire

d)

Byron lit the bathroom on fire before

63.

How does Joetta feel when Momma tells her to get matches so that she can burn Byron?

a)

Happy, she starts laughing

b)

Scared, she starts crying

c)

Mad, she starts arguing

d)

She doesn't care

64.

Why does Byron never get burned?

a)

Joetta slaps momma

b)

Byron runs and hides

c)

Joetta keeps blowing out the matches

d)

Dad comes home and stops her

65.

How did Byron ruin the perfect day?

a)

He fights with Kenny

b)

The apples make him sick

c)

He kills a bird

d)

He gets a whooping

66.

What does Joetta tell Byron to do after he perms his her? (conk)

a)

Cut it off

b)

Wash it out

c)

Dye it black

d)

Run away

67.

Why is Kenny crying after Byron perms his hair and dad arrives home to punish him?

a)

Joetta is mad at him

b)

He is going to get in trouble too

c)

Byron popped him in the ear

d)

Momma whooped him

68.

Why is Kenny crying after dad arrives home to punish Byron for his hair?

a)

Joetta is mad at him

b)

He is going to get in trouble too

c)

Byron threatened him

d)

Byron popped him in the ear

69.

Why does Byron decide to dye his hair?

a)

He wanted Mexican style hair

b)

He wanted to look like Buphead

c)

He wanted to make his parents mad

d)

He wanted a girl to like him

70.

Which one of these does momma mention as a reason for sending Byron to Alabama?

a)

He is stealing money from her purse

b)

He hit his daddy

c)

He killed bird

d)

He failed a class in school

71.

What is the ultra-glide?

a)

A new car

b)

A new record player

c)

A new speaker

d)

A new journal for momma

72.

Byron breaks his silence treatment ask about ______

a)

The record player

b)

The food

c)

The stops on the way to Alabama

d)

Grandma Sands

73.

Who won the argument at the end of chapter 9?

a)

Joey

b)

Dad

c)

Byron

d)

Kenny

74.

The weather in Flint is _________

a)

Cold

b)

Hot

c)

Rainy

d)

Windy

75.

During the time of the novel, blacks and whites had the same rights

a)

True

b)

False

76.

The novel opens in the middle of winter

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Byron is in charge of helping Joey get out of her coats at school

a)

True

b)

False