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WorksheetsThe Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 45mins
Who was narrating the story?
Byron Watson
Daniel Watson
Grandma Sands
Kenny Watson
"The furnace was banging...but it still felt like Jack Frost had moved in with us."
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
"It was about a zillion degrees below zero."
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
What did Byron do that made Kenny think he was part of the "Weird Watsons"?
Byron dressed up like a bear.
Byron put his lips on the cold mirror and they got stuck.
Byron sang in the shower.
Byron shaved his head.
Byron was described as this:
"a _____ deliniquent".
juvenile
welfare
generous
punctual
Byron helped Kenny by showing him how to what?
Wear his shirts to cover the scars on his neck
Fix his hair so his big ears didn't stick out
Hold a baseball bat so he didn't look ridiculous
Look at people so he didn't appear cockeyed
"I've got about a million (dinosaurs), but before LJ started coming over I had two million."
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Rufus stopped coming over to play with Kenny after Kenny---
Told byron and Buphead that Rufus' family was on welfare
Stood up on the bus and said that Rufus couldn't read
Laughed when Larry Dunn made fun of Rufus
Stole some plastic army men from Rufus's brother, Cody
What did Kenny regret telling Byron about?
LJ stealing his dinosaurs
Larry Dunn stealing his gloves
Him laughing at Rufus being bullied
He liked reading to his class.
Byron was embarrassed at the thought thait his family was on this.
juvenile
welfare
generous
punctual
What did Byron tell Joetta in order to make her stop whining about the amount of clothes she has to wear outside?
He told her that she would get sick and not be able to go to school.
If she wore all the clothes, her friends would think she was Olaf.
He told her that Momma would take away her dessert.
He told her that she would freeze solid and the special garbage truck would have to come and pick her up.
How does the author, Christopher Paul Curtis, show Byron's soft side?
He only threw a few apples at Kenny.
He cried when he killed a bird.
He cussed at his little brother.
He didn't want to sign for the groceries.
What did Momma do when she caught Byron lighting matches?
She started to burn his finger, but Joey kept blowing out the matches.
She took him to the ruins of a house where a fire had killed a young boy.
She made him play dolls with Joey every afternoon for an entire month.
She tied a string from his wrist to hers and made him follow her everywhere.
What did Byron do that his dad had to cut his hair and shave him bald?
He got gum stuck in his hair and it wouldn't come out
He cussed at his daddy and momma
He got a conk
He smacked Joey
What was the invention that Daniel Watson bought?
The Ultra Glide
A smelly pine tree
A hood ornament
Why doesn't Joey like the gift Mrs. Davidson gave her?
Joey didn't like the angel because it looked just like her
Joey liked the new dress, and put it on right away
Joey didn't like the angel because it was white and didn't look like her.
Joey didn't like the new dress, and immediately placed it in her sock drawer
Why is Byron upset about going to Grandma Sands?
He is scared of the heat.
He knows that Grandma Sands is very strict
He doesn't want to leave Kenny and Joetta.
He's close to his parents and sad to leave them.
What tragic event happened at the part of the lake Grandma tells the kids to stay away from?
A girl was murdered there.
A little boy drowned.
A family was beaten.
A little girl was bitten and died.
How did the mood change during the last three chapters?
It went from sad in the beginning of the book, to happy at the end.
It went from serious in the beginning of the book, to scary at the end.
It went from funny in the beginning of the book, to serious at the end.
It went from tragic in the beginning of the book, to even more serious at the end.
What does Kenny take from the place where the bombing occurred?
A piece of charred wood
A ribbon
A burned brick
A shoe
Joetta thinks that she saw Kenny across the street from the church, calling her to follow him away from the church.
True
False
What does the Wool Pooh symbolize?
Forgiveness
Death
Anger
Evil
What nickname does everyone give Kenny because he's so smart?
egghead
Edison
Pointdexter
Einstein
In Chapter 5, Byron plays with matches and gets in trouble. Which of the following would be another good title for this chapter?
Byron Directs a Movie
Byron Gets Burned
Momma Becomes a Snake
Joetta, the Traffic Cop
Think of Byron at the beginning of the novel. Which of the following would NOT be a character trait for Byron?
Sensitive
Conceited
Arrogant
Mean
Why was Kenny ashamed of himself for staying in the "World Famous Watson Pet Hospital"?
He thought he should have gone to Sunday School with Joey.
He regretted going inside the church after it exploded.
He was embarrassed because he couldn't stop crying.
He felt like he should have been brave and fought the Wool Pooh like Byron did.
