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Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When Kenny and Byron are scraping ice off of the car, whose lips get frozen on the windows?
a)
Kenny
b)
Rufus
c)
Byron
d)
Joey
2.
What is the name of the superhero Kenny invents in the car on the way to Aunt Cydney's?
a)
Superman
b)
The Lipless Wonder
c)
The Super Lip
d)
The Frozen Lip
3.
Who is the king of Kindergarten to Fourth Grade?
a)
Larry
b)
Rufus
c)
Buphead
d)
Byron
4.
Why is the Larry Dunn so much bigger and stronger than the other students?
a)
Because he is on steriods
b)
Because his mom and dad are both big too
c)
Because he flunked two or three grades
d)
Because the other kids are really small
5.
Why did Kenny believe that one of the new kids would be his personal "saver"?
a)
Because he thought the new kid would be easier to bully
b)
Because he let him cheat off of his paper 
c)
Because he saved him from a bully
d)
Because the kid told Kenny he would save him
6.

At the first rest stop, Kenny is surprised to see...

a)

an outhouse

b)

an 18-wheeler truck

c)

an ice cream parlor

d)

a burger king

7.

Who does Joey say led her away from the church?

a)

Kenny

b)

Wilona

c)

Byron

d)

Grandma Sands

8.

Who is Mr. Robert?

a)

Dad's coworker

b)

Mom's best friend

c)

Grandma Sands' friend

d)

Server at a restaurant

9.

What is dad talking about when he mentions God's beard?

a)

The best milkshake ever.

b)

The whip cream on their banana split.

c)

The fluffy pillows on Kenny's bunk bed.

d)

The clouds in the mountains of Tennessee.

10.

Who saves Kenny from the whirlpool?

a)

Mom

b)

Dad

c)

Joey

d)

Byron

11.

Why does Kenny check himself into the World Famous Pet Hospital?

a)

He is having a hard time adjusting to his new school.

b)

He is having a hard time adjusting to his new church.

c)

He is having a difficult time with his memories of what happened in Birmingham.

d)

He is fighting with Byron.

12.

How do Mom and Dad keep Byron from running away the night before they leave for Alabama?

a)

They lock the doors.

b)

They install new locks.

c)

They made Byron sleep in their bed.

d)

They make Kenny and Byron sleep on the floor.

13.

What kind of music did the dad want to avoid by buying the Ultra Glide radio?

a)

R & B

b)

Hillbilly

c)

Rap

d)

Soul

14.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentences: "That sounded like a real good idea, so I did. I think I cried for about two hundred hours."

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

15.

Which type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Byron's lips screamed when they were stuck to the pole".

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

16.

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Flat as a pancake"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

17.

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Birmingham was an oven when the Watsons came into town."

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

18.

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "It was a million degrees below zero."

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

19.

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Joey "patoohed" on the match."

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

20.

Why does Kenny have to wear lots of Winter clothes?

a)

Because he doesn't like to get cold

b)

because Byron tells him to

c)

because Momma is afraid of the cold

21.

What does Byron do with the mourning dove that he has killed?

a)

He buries it

b)

He leaves it in the dirt

c)

He tells Kenny to take care of it

22.

How does Momma plan to punish Byron for playing with matches?

a)

by burning his fingers

b)

by sending him to Birmingham

c)

by shaving his head

23.

Why does Momma plan the car trip to Birmingham so carefully?

a)

because she loves writing the plans in her favorite notebook

b)

because she's excited about the trip and wants to make sure they see all the sites

c)

because blacks are restricted to only certain places and she wants to be sure they stop in safe places

24.

What does Kenny take from the church

a)

a shoe

b)

a rope

c)

the wool pooh

25.
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
26.

From which character is the story told?

a)

Daniel Watson

b)

Byron Watson

c)

Kenny Watson

d)

Grandma Sands

27.

Who helps to mend the relationship between Kenny and Rufus?

a)

Rufus's mom

b)

Kenny's mom

c)

Byron

d)

Kenny's dad

28.
Where is the "World Famous Watson Pet Hospital" located?
a)
Behind the couch
b)
Under the front porch
c)
In Byron's and Kenny's room
d)
Under Momma and Dad's bed
29.

Why did Mr. Watson shave Byron's head?

a)

Byron got gum stuck in his hair and it wouldn't come out

b)

Byron said a bad word

c)

Byron got a conk

d)

Byron smacked Joey

30.
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 liked the new dress, and put it on right away
c)
Joey didn't like the angel because it was white, and immediately placed it in her sock drawer
d)
Joey didn't like the new dress, and immediately placed it in her sock drawer
31.
Where is Mama's hometown? 
a)
Broomfield, CO.
b)
Birmingham, AL.
c)
Pittsburgh, PA. 
d)
Flint, MI
32.
What is the Ultra-Glide? 
a)
A CD player. 
b)
An airplane. 
c)
A record player. 
d)
All of the above. 
33.

What point of view is the book written in?

a)

3rd

b)

2nd

c)

1, 2nd and 3rd

d)

1st

34.
Why do the Watsons go to Birmingham?
a)
To get away from the cold weather
b)
To go to the museum
c)
To have Grandma Sands help Byron shape up
d)
To attend Grandma Sands funeral
35.
What does Dad call the other man who wants to marry Momma?
a)
Harldy
b)
Hambone
c)
Handful
d)
Hershey
36.
Why did Rufus stop talking to Kenny?
a)
Because he ate his cake
b)
Kenny said he was poor
c)
Kenny laughed at Rufus when he was getting picked on
d)
Because he moved to Canada
37.

Who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963?

a)

Christopher Robbins

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Christopher Paul Curtis

d)

IDK

38.

Kenny begins the story of The Watsons Go to Birmingham by describing the weather. What was it like?

a)

Chilly

b)

Super-duper Cold

c)

Super Warm

d)

Not enough information!

39.

What city do the Watsons live in?

a)

Hillsdale, Michigan

b)

Ann Arbor, Michigan

c)

Lansing, Michigam

d)

Flint, Michigan

40.

What did Kenny’s mother call Michigan?

a)

Iceberg Central

b)

The Big Chill

c)

A Giant Icebox

d)

Frozen

41.

What nickname does Kenny’s dad call his mother’s old boyfriend?

a)

Hambone Henderson

b)

HamHock Henry

c)

Hanjive Hally

d)

None of them

42.

Why does Kenny’s Momma put her hand over her mouth when she laughs?

a)

Because she laughs hard.

b)

Because she is missing teeth.

c)

It's just a habit.

d)

Because she has a gap between her front teeth.

43.

What do the Watsons call their car?

a)

The Brown Bomber

b)

The Brown Bag

c)

The Brown Bear

d)

The Brown Face

44.

According to Byron and Buphead, what is the most important thing to do to survive a blizzard?

a)

Put your hands in front of your face.

b)

Run

c)

Go inside

d)

Make an igloo

45.

What was Mr. Watson’s reaction to seeing Byron stuck to the car’s mirror?

a)

Yelled at him!

b)

He screamed.

c)

He laughed.

d)

He told his wife.

46.

Who had to pour water on Byron’s lips to try and get him unfrozen from the mirror? Kenny (p. 16)

a)

Mom

b)

Dad

c)

Joey

d)

Kenny

47.

What do the neighbors call the Watson family?

a)

Wacky Watsons

b)

Weird Watsons

c)

Wild Watsons

d)

Wayout Watsons

48.

Kenny says he’s going to write a comic book about a mean criminal turned superhero.

a)

Lippy Man

b)

Lipless Man

c)

Lipless Wonder

49.

Where did Kenny go to school?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Cedar Creek Elementary

c)

Clark Elementary

d)

Clearwater

50.

Who is “god” of the school according to Kenny?

a)

Bryon

b)

Mr. Van

c)

Mr. McClure

d)

Jerry

51.

Teachers often took Kenny into other classrooms at school. What did he do there?

a)

Tutored

b)

Cleaned

c)

Read Aloud

d)

Graded

52.

Where did Kenny sit on the bus when Byron skipped school?

a)

In the back.

b)

Behind the driver.

53.

What animal does Rufus say he has shot and eaten back in Arkansas?

a)

Robin

b)

Possum

c)

Squirrel

d)

Deer

54.

What toys did Kenny and Rufus play with together?

a)

Cars

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Army Men

d)

Legos

55.

How did Byron kill a bird?

a)

Swedish Creme Cookie

b)

Sling Shot

c)

BB Gun

d)

Rock

56.

What household item does Mr. Watson hide from everyone?

a)

Toothbrush

b)

Hairbrush

c)

Razor

d)

Mirror

57.

What is Kenny’s favorite song to listen to on the Ultra-Glide?

a)

Why oh Why

b)

Yancy the Goat

c)

Yakety-Yak

d)

Crazy Train

58.

What road runs all the way from Flint to Florida?

a)

I-35

b)

I-75

c)

I-70

59.

How many hours does it take the Watsons to get to Birmingham?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

18

d)

20

60.

Who does Grandma Sands laugh sound like?

a)

Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz

b)

Mrs. Bird

c)

A violent angry grandma

61.

Of the three Watson kids, who decided to go to Collier’s Landing against Grandma Sands’ wishes?

a)

Kenny

b)

Bryon

c)

Joey

62.

Where did Kenny get the idea if his head goes underwater three times he’ll never come back up?

a)

Books

b)

Radio

c)

Cartoons

63.

What was the loud bang that shook Birmingham?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Bomb inside a church

c)

Hunters

64.

Where has Kenny been disappearing to once the family gets back to Flint?

a)

Bathroom

b)

Bedroom

c)

Brown Bomber

d)

Space behind the couch

65.

Why do the Watsons think the bombers may have bombed the church?

a)

They didn't want black people to eat

b)

They didn’t want the black kids to go to school with the white kids