WorksheetsThe Watsons Go to Birmingham Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
What point of view is the story being told from?
Joey
Mom
Byron
Kenny
How does Byron get himself stuck to the car mirror? How do they separate Bryon from the mirror?
He kissed his reflection, and didn’t think about the fact there was literally ice on there. They pull him off.
He kissed his reflection, and his family pours hot water on his lips and is able to get him off.
He kissed his reflection, and his family breaks the window and is able to get him off.
What words could be used to describe Rufus's personality
Lively
Talkitive
Sad, negative
Angry, mean
What is the genre of the Watsons go to Birmingham?
fiction
nonfiction
science fiction
historical fiction
The setting of the novel is:
the present in Flint, Michigan
the past in Flint, Michigan
the past in Flint, Michigan and Alabama
When thinking about the writer's style, Christopher Paul Curtis uses all the following: check all the apply.
similes and metaphors
dialect
foreshadowing
monologue
What kind of relationship do By and Kenny share?
They are enemies
Friendship
Love/Hate relationship
Why does By not end up getting burned?
(a)
What can we infer from the many stupid things Byron did even after being asked to stop?
He did not learn from his mistakes and did not listen to others
He is kind
He is selfish and had control issues
What physical characteristic is Kenny self-conscious about and made fun of for?
His hair
His lazy eye
His crooked nose
At what point in the story is a smack in the face for Byron and also the climax?
When his brother is going to drown in the Whirlpool
His sister is going to die
How does Dad and Mom act in response to Byron getting his lips stuck? How does this differ?
Mom is less serious and finds it funny, while dad panics and finds it serious
Dad is less serious and finds it funny, while Mom panics and finds it serious
What events show that Bryon is not "all bad"?
The events when he kills the bird with the cookie and cries.
The events when he beats up Larry Dunn over Kenny's gloves.
The event when he saves Kenny from almost drowning.
The time when he gets his lips stuck to the car while admiring himself in the mirror.
What is the car the watsons have called?
The brown ford
The Brown Bomber
What is the overall message of the Watsons go to Birmingham?
There is power and love in family.
People make mistakes and sometimes learn from them.
Family
What is special about Kenny's gloves?
They are real leather gloves with rabbit's fur lining.
They are real rabbit fur gloves.
Why is the Watson family huddled on the couch together?
It is freezing.
They are watching a movie together.
According to Kenny, what is a “personal saver”?
Someone who god sends down when you’re in a bad place and could make you feel better and ‘take all your problems away.’
A person god sends down
What is the consequence to Byron’s decision of putting chemicals in his hair?
Nothing
His parents try to get it out but can't
His dad cuts his hair off
According to Dad, why does Byron have to go to Alabama?
It will hopefully improve his behavior and stop causing so much drama in their family.
Byron needs to learn to be more responsible and alabama will help that.
Where do the Watsons live? (at the beginning of the story)
Flint, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Birmingham, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
The Watsons have to deal with segregation. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs self
Man vs society
Man vs man
Man vs nature
