WorksheetsThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - Chapters 4, 5, 6 (Review)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
In Chapter 4, who stole Kenny's gloves?
Rufus
Cody
Byron
Larry Dunn
True or False: Mama thought the cold weather could kill you in a flash.
true
false
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
Who is responsible for helping Joey when she gets to school on really cold days?
Her teacher
Byron
Kenny
Her best friend
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
What was different about the gloves that mama bought for her kids?
They were plastic mittens
They were leather
They were hand knit gloves
They had rabbit's fur on the inside
Who did Kenny share his gloves with?
By
Joey
Rufus
Larry Dunn
What did Larry do to Kenny's gloves to make them look different?
He cut holes in them
He painted them black
He stained them
He put his name on them
Identify the literary technique used in the following quote from ch. 4:
"Maybe I'ma have to talk to him like that woman in The Miracle Worker".
Simile
Personification
Irony
Allusion
How did Kenny feel after Byron dealt with Larry?
Kenny regretted telling Byron about what happened
Kenny felt satisfied about getting his revenge
Kenny was happy about getting his gloves back
Kenny found humor in watching By throw Larry against the fence.
Why does Mama get so angry when Byron plays with matches?
Because she is scared he will burn himself one day.
Because her house caught on fire when she was a little girl
Because Byron is reckless and makes a mess in the bathroom
Because Mr. Watson's house caught on fire when he was little
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
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.
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.
9. What is the main struggle in chapter 5?
The struggle between a boy and his conscience
The struggle between the school bully and his victim.
The struggle between siblings.
The struggle between parent and child.
5. How does Wilona try to convince Byron to stop playing with matches near the beginning of chapter 5?
She tells him about her experience of having her house catch fire as a child.
She refuses to allow him to leave the house as punishment for his behavior.
She burns his finger with the same matches he has been using to set fires in the bathroom.
She burns his favorite toys.
What can the reader infer about Byron after we learn that he made a little grave for the bird he killed?
He knows a lot about birds
He has a softer side to him
He is afraid of getting into trouble
He is a static character who stays the same
financial assistance given to an individual or family by the government
conscience
welfare
scrunch
fishy
person of low social status; powerless or low skilled
fishy
munching
welfare
peon
weapon that dispenses fire
reinforcements
emulate
flamethrower
peon
Why won't Kenny tattle on Byron for getting things at the store without permission?
He ate some of the things that Byron got.
He wanted to do the same thing.
He loves his brother.
His brother blackmails him.
What did Byron kill the bird with?
A rock
A stick
A Swedish Crème cookie
Byron did not kill a bird
When is the quiz for Chapters 4-6?
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Next week
Why is Byron in such a good mood on the walk home from the store?
Because he was able to sign for what he wanted from the store
Because he got a job there
Because he was skipping school
Because a girl gave him her number
