WorksheetsThe Watsons Go to Birmingham Chap 1-5
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Where is Mama originally from?
Birmingham, Alabama
Nashville, Tennessee
Flint, Michigan
New York, New York
What was Byron called since the age he turned 13?
Young Master Watson
A punk
Country Corn Flake
A juvenile delinquent
Why did Mama put her hand over her mouth when she thought something was funny?
She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.
She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it.
She had a gap between her front teeth and did not like for it to show.
She did not like to show her emotions.
The narrator of the novel is ___________.
Byron
Kenny
Joetta
Buphead
Where was the setting of the story?
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Flint, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Alabama
Where did Mama want to live?
Bath
Basking Ridge
Bethlehem
Birmingham
Who did Dad call when the apartment was very cold?
Aunt Cydney
Aunt Caitlyn
Aunt Cathy
Aunt Candy
What was Dad's car's nickname?
Black Bomber
Brown Bomber
Brown Baby
Big Bomber
What was the problem in Chapter 1
the apartment was flooding
the apartment was hot
the apartment was on fire
the apartment was freezing
What year does the story take place?
1953
1960
1963
1973
Who does Kenny think is his "saver"?
LJ
Cody
Byron
Rufus
Who stole Kenny's gloves?
LJ
Larry
Rufus
Cody
What does Kenny like about Rufus?
He eats his food
He is nice
He doesn't steal his dinosaurs
He has interesting stories about Arkansas
1. How did Rufus know that Larry Dunn had stolen the gloves in Chapter 4 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963?
The snow touched by Larry turned black.
Larry admitted he stole the gloves.
He saw Larry taking the gloves.
The gloves were too small for Larry.
2. In chapter 4 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, Byron told Kenny and Joey a story about the garbage trucks they saw every morning. What was the story?
The trucks carried spies and criminals.
The trucks were actually full of pesky younger children.
Some of the trucks carried away frozen bodies.
The trucks were all stolen.
3. In chapter 4 of the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, what did Kenny have to do every day at school?
Read a book aloud to the class
Walk home because he missed the bus
Help Joey out of all her layers of clothing
Give some of his lunch to Rufus
6. What was Byron doing with matches in the bathroom in chapter 5?
He was pretending to make a movie about Nazi parachuters being thwarted by himself and a flamethrower.
He was trying to set the house on fire because he was mad at his mother.
He was lighting cigarettes he had stolen from the grocery store.
He was setting fire to his plastic toys to see if they would burn or melt.
7. In chapter 5, who gets the matches that will be used to carry out Byron's punishment?
Bryon
Joey
Wilona
Kenny
Whose perspective is the story told through?
Byron Watson
Joey Watson
Wilona Watson
Kenny Watson
What did mama make her kids do because of the cold weather?
stay home from school each day
drink a lot of hot chocolate during the day
wear a lot of layers of clothing
take a lot of vitamins with their breakfast
What story does By tell Joey in order to convince her to wear the warm clothes that mama makes her wear to school each day?
A story about a little girl who did not listen to her mother and ended up freezing to death on her way to school.
A story about fake garbage trucks that drive around picking up all the frozen dead people .
A story about when mama was a little girl and got really sick from the cold weather and almost died.
A story about when By's tongue got stuck to the car mirror because it was so cold outside
How did Larry Dunn bully kids around?
He gave Maytag Washes
He stole their lunches
He beat them up on the bus
None of these are correct
Which character always defends Byron even when he is wrong?
Mama
Dad
Joetta
Buphead
After mama catches By playing with matches, Kenny describes By: "He looked like one of those ballerinas that dance just on the tips of their toes". What literary device is used in this statement?
imagery
simile
flashback
onomatopeia
What was mama going to do to Byron as punishment for playing with matches again?
Shave his head
Burn him
Spank him
Lock him in his room
Identify the literary device in the following quote from ch.5:
"Right when the fire was going to give him a good roasting Joetta ran across the room and. sounding like the Little Engine That Thought it Could, she blew the match out before it got him".
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Simile
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Definition: an adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal or inappropriate
convict
juvenile delinquent
outlaw
villain
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Definition: something added to provide more strength or support.
fort
help
buildup
reinforcements
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Definition: something that is radioactive contains a substance that produces energy in the form of powerful and harmful rays
radioactive
chemically-altered
venomous
toxic
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Definition: a device used to control and change the temperature in a room
thermometer
gage
thermostat
switch
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Definition: follow an example, copy or imitate
rival
emulate
compete
identical
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Definition: aggressive, unfriendly, war-like
spiteful
obnoxious
mean
hostile
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Definition: damage to the skin and tissues caused by extreme cold
eczema
frostbite
hives
hypothermia
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Definition: to make timid or frighten by threats
shock
intimidate
panic
alarm
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Definition: to put into a sleep-like state
hypnotize
lure
tempt
bewitch
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Definition: not able to do something
lazy
insecure
neglect
incapable
Encourage by promising
bravo
assure
hostile
incapable
A person who rents property to others
hostile
juvenile delinquent
flypaper
landlord
sticky paper made to catch flies, usually in hanging strips
flypaper
landlord
thermostat
punctual
very good
bravo
emulate
punctual
hostile
on time
intimidate
bravo
punctual
assure
wanting intensely
desperate
pliers
emulate
punctual
a tool used for gripping or bending objects
hostile
assure
radioactive
pliers
