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WorksheetsWatsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 35mins
At the first rest stop, Kenny is surprised to see...
an outhouse
an 18-wheeler truck
an ice cream parlor
a burger king
Who does Joey say led her away from the church?
Kenny
Wilona
Byron
Grandma Sands
Who is Mr. Robert?
Dad's coworker
Mom's best friend
Grandma Sands' friend
Server at a restaurant
What is dad talking about when he mentions God's beard?
The best milkshake ever.
The whip cream on their banana split.
The fluffy pillows on Kenny's bunk bed.
The clouds in the mountains of Tennessee.
Who saves Kenny from the whirlpool?
Mom
Dad
Joey
Byron
Why does Kenny check himself into the World Famous Pet Hospital?
He is having a hard time adjusting to his new school.
He is having a hard time adjusting to his new church.
He is having a difficult time with his memories of what happened in Birmingham.
He is fighting with Byron.
How do Mom and Dad keep Byron from running away the night before they leave for Alabama?
They lock the doors.
They install new locks.
They made Byron sleep in their bed.
They make Kenny and Byron sleep on the floor.
What kind of music did the dad want to avoid by buying the Ultra Glide radio?
R & B
Hillbilly
Rap
Soul
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."
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
Which type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Byron's lips screamed when they were stuck to the pole".
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Flat as a pancake"
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Birmingham was an oven when the Watsons came into town."
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "It was a million degrees below zero."
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence: "Joey "patoohed" on the match."
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Why does Kenny have to wear lots of Winter clothes?
Because he doesn't like to get cold
because Byron tells him to
because Momma is afraid of the cold
What does Byron do with the mourning dove that he has killed?
He buries it
He leaves it in the dirt
He tells Kenny to take care of it
How does Momma plan to punish Byron for playing with matches?
by burning his fingers
by sending him to Birmingham
by shaving his head
Why does Momma plan the car trip to Birmingham so carefully?
because she loves writing the plans in her favorite notebook
because she's excited about the trip and wants to make sure they see all the sites
because blacks are restricted to only certain places and she wants to be sure they stop in safe places
What does Kenny take from the church
a shoe
a rope
the wool pooh
From which character is the story told?
Daniel Watson
Byron Watson
Kenny Watson
Grandma Sands
Who helps to mend the relationship between Kenny and Rufus?
Rufus's mom
Kenny's mom
Byron
Kenny's dad
Why did Mr. Watson shave Byron's head?
Byron got gum stuck in his hair and it wouldn't come out
Byron said a bad word
Byron got a conk
Byron smacked Joey
What point of view is the book written in?
3rd
2nd
1, 2nd and 3rd
1st
Who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963?
Christopher Robbins
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Paul Curtis
IDK
Kenny begins the story of The Watsons Go to Birmingham by describing the weather. What was it like?
Chilly
Super-duper Cold
Super Warm
Not enough information!
What city do the Watsons live in?
Hillsdale, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lansing, Michigam
Flint, Michigan
What did Kenny’s mother call Michigan?
Iceberg Central
The Big Chill
A Giant Icebox
Frozen
What nickname does Kenny’s dad call his mother’s old boyfriend?
Hambone Henderson
HamHock Henry
Hanjive Hally
None of them
Why does Kenny’s Momma put her hand over her mouth when she laughs?
Because she laughs hard.
Because she is missing teeth.
It's just a habit.
Because she has a gap between her front teeth.
What do the Watsons call their car?
The Brown Bomber
The Brown Bag
The Brown Bear
The Brown Face
According to Byron and Buphead, what is the most important thing to do to survive a blizzard?
Put your hands in front of your face.
Run
Go inside
Make an igloo
What was Mr. Watson’s reaction to seeing Byron stuck to the car’s mirror?
Yelled at him!
He screamed.
He laughed.
He told his wife.
Who had to pour water on Byron’s lips to try and get him unfrozen from the mirror? Kenny (p. 16)
Mom
Dad
Joey
Kenny
What do the neighbors call the Watson family?
Wacky Watsons
Weird Watsons
Wild Watsons
Wayout Watsons
Kenny says he’s going to write a comic book about a mean criminal turned superhero.
Lippy Man
Lipless Man
Lipless Wonder
Where did Kenny go to school?
Oregon Trail
Cedar Creek Elementary
Clark Elementary
Clearwater
Who is “god” of the school according to Kenny?
Bryon
Mr. Van
Mr. McClure
Jerry
Teachers often took Kenny into other classrooms at school. What did he do there?
Tutored
Cleaned
Read Aloud
Graded
Where did Kenny sit on the bus when Byron skipped school?
In the back.
Behind the driver.
What animal does Rufus say he has shot and eaten back in Arkansas?
Robin
Possum
Squirrel
Deer
What toys did Kenny and Rufus play with together?
Cars
Dinosaurs
Army Men
Legos
How did Byron kill a bird?
Swedish Creme Cookie
Sling Shot
BB Gun
Rock
What household item does Mr. Watson hide from everyone?
Toothbrush
Hairbrush
Razor
Mirror
What is Kenny’s favorite song to listen to on the Ultra-Glide?
Why oh Why
Yancy the Goat
Yakety-Yak
Crazy Train
What road runs all the way from Flint to Florida?
I-35
I-75
I-70
How many hours does it take the Watsons to get to Birmingham?
10
13
18
20
Who does Grandma Sands laugh sound like?
Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz
Mrs. Bird
A violent angry grandma
Of the three Watson kids, who decided to go to Collier’s Landing against Grandma Sands’ wishes?
Kenny
Bryon
Joey
Where did Kenny get the idea if his head goes underwater three times he’ll never come back up?
Books
Radio
Cartoons
What was the loud bang that shook Birmingham?
Earthquake
Bomb inside a church
Hunters
Where has Kenny been disappearing to once the family gets back to Flint?
Bathroom
Bedroom
Brown Bomber
Space behind the couch
Why do the Watsons think the bombers may have bombed the church?
They didn't want black people to eat
They didn’t want the black kids to go to school with the white kids
