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WorksheetsThe Watsons go to Birmingham Chapter 9
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
According to Kenny’s Dad, what is something that has been going on in the South at this time?
Grandma Sand is sick
a heat wave
tension between different races
Infer: How do you think Kenny likes to open presents?
very slowly and carefully
rip the paper off quickly
He doesn't like opening gifts.
How does the Watson family travel to Birmingham, Alabama in chapter 9 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963?
by train
by plane
in the Brown Bomber
In chapter 9 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, why does Momma have to plan the trip so carefully?
They need to be sure that they can stop at places that will serve black people.
They need to make sure that they don't get too tired out by the long trip.
They need to make sure that they reach Birmingham in time.
Why does Mr. Watson tell Kenny it is necessary to send Byron to Birmingham?
Grandma Sands needs help
Byron needs to learn some things that he is not learning in Flint, Michigan. Also, the things he is learning in Flint are things that Momma and Dad do not want him to learn.
Byron needs a vacation.
How did Kenny feel when Dad talked to him like a grownup?
He loved it.
It stressed him out more.
He thought he was dreaming.
What did Mrs. Davidson give to Joey?
a puppy
a little white angel
a picture
Did Joey like the gift from Mrs. Davidson?
yes
no
Why does Joetta hide the angel gift from Mrs. Davidson in her sock drawer?
because the angel was white and did not look like her
because she did not want to lose it
because she didn't want Byron to see it
Why does Byron have to sleep in his parent's room on his last night in Flint?
His bed broke.
So that he would not try and escape in the middle of the night to avoid going on the trip to Birmingham.
There was a guest sleeping in his room.
Where did Byron have to sleep the night before the trip?
at Buphead's house
on the couch in the lvingroom
on the floor in his parents' bedroom
What had Mama drawn on the cover of her notebook?
a bee on a flower
the sun
a bird on a flower
What had Mama written in her notebook?
a detailed plan for the trip
pictures of things they would see on their trip
important memories
What is Byron’s plan to “get back” at his family for taking him to Alabama?
He was going to stay in Alabama forever.
He was not going to talk for the whole trip.
He was going to give the Brown Bomber a flat tire.
In Chapter 9, Kenny's father compares being an adult to:
running a race
steering the Brown Bomber
drowning in the ocean
