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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character narrates the story?

a)

Byron

b)

Joey

c)

Mr. Watson

d)

Kenny

2.

Where does the Watson family live?

a)

Baltimore, Maryland

b)

Flint, Michigan

c)

Birmingham, Alabama

d)

Toledo, Ohio

3.

Which of the following is NOT true about Byron?

a)

He got his lips stuck to the car mirror

b)

He got in trouble for using matches

c)

He stole Kenny's dinosaurs

d)

He is best friends with Buphead

4.

What is the nickname of the Watson's family car?

a)

The Red Rocket

b)

The Black Bambino

c)

The Brown Bomber

d)

The Silver Dragon

5.

Why do the kids at school tease Kenny?

a)

He is short

b)

He has a lazy eye

c)

He is poor

d)

He is smart

6.

What does Byron do that causes Mrs. Watson to want to burn his fingertip?

a)

He gets a permanent in his hair

b)

He plays with matches while making a "movie" with his toy soldiers

c)

He skips school

d)

He puts food on the list at the store without Mr. and Mrs. Watson's permission

7.

Who stole Kenny's gloves?

a)

Buphead

b)

Joetta

c)

Rufus

d)

Larry Dunn

8.

Why do kids make fun of Rufus?

a)

He is short

b)

He is poor and has a Southern accent

c)

He is smart

d)

He can't play basketball

9.

How does Byron react when he kills the dove?

a)

He laughs

b)

He makes fun of Kenny for crying

c)

He vomits and cries

d)

He runs back into the store

10.

What does Mr. Watson do to Byron after he gets permanent in his hair?

a)

He shaves his head

b)

He dyes his hair

c)

He lets his hair grow out

d)

He reverses the permanent

11.

Why did the Watsons go to Birmingham?

a)

They wanted to test their new record player

b)

They were too cold in Michigan

c)

They wanted Grandma Sands to teach Byron discipline

d)

They wanted Joetta to change her ways

12.

The danger in Collier's Landing was ____________.

a)

Quick sand

b)

A cliff

c)

Very deep water

d)

A whirlpool

13.

Byron told Joey and Kenny that the Wool Pooh was ______________.

a)

A lie that Grandma Sands had made up

b)

Winnie the Pooh's evil twin brother

c)

A monster that lived in Birmingham and lurked in the trees

d)

Something that grownups can't see

14.

Who saved Kenny from the whirlpool?

a)

Byron

b)

Joetta

c)

Mr. Watson

d)

Mr. Robert

15.

How does Kenny act when he gets home from Birmingham?

a)

He is happy and plays with Rufus

b)

He hides behind the couch

c)

He starts acting like Byron

d)

He plays basketball all the time

16.

"It was so cold that if you were stupid enough to go outside your eyes would automatically blink a thousand times all by themselves, probably so the juice inside of them wouldn't freeze up." This is an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Onomatopoeia

17.

"I didn't hear it, but I bet Byron's lips made a sound like a giant piece of paper being ripped in half!" This is an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Onomatopoeia

18.

"I don't know why we didn't catch on that something different was going to happen this time, Momma and Dad started acting real strange right after they talked to Grandma Sands." This is an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Onomatopoeia

19.

"...the water didn't even look like it was moving, but like it was breathing, going up and down..." This is an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Onomatopoeia

20.

"Pullwhisshh stop, pullwhisshh stop." This is an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Onomatopoeia