WorksheetsThe Watsons Go to Birmingham TEST
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What problem did Kenny have with his eyes?
He had a lazy eye.
He needed glasses.
His eyes were two different colors.
Both of his eyes were lazy.
Why does Kenny refer to Rufus as his "saver"?
He feels as though Rufus will help him fight off bullies
The kids now have someone else to pick on
He now has someone to play with
He is just being sarcastic
What were the Watsons fixing up in Chapter 8?
Their house
The Brown Bomber
Their Grandma Sand's House
The furnace
Why does mama cover her smile with her hand?
She is embarrassed by the gap in her teeth
She's sad
She needs to cough
She is mad
What was daddy's big surprise in the Brown Bomber?
New seats
New paint
New record player
New owners
Why did the Watsons fix up the Brown Bomber?
To sell it
Because it was falling apart
To buy it
To get it ready to drive to Birmingham
Why were the Watsons going to Birmingham?
To visit their aunt
For a new job
For Byron to live with Grandma Sands
All of the following are things Byron did EXCEPT...
save Kenny at Collier's Landing
run into the burning church
give a bird a funeral
check on Kenny when he was hiding behind the couch
Who is the main character of the story?
Byron
Buphead
Kenny
Grandma Sands
The setting of the novel is-
present day times, in various parts of the South
in the future and throughout Alabama
during the past - Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama
during the distant past in Mississippi
Which of the following words best describe Grandma Sands?
soft spoken and gentle
shy and awkward
stubborn and outgoing
stern yet loving
How does Byron change when the Watsons arrive in Alabama?
he uses his manners
he is more polite
he seems more content
all of the above
Why did the Watsons leave Alabama on the night of the bombing?
They did not want Joey to hear about the bombing
Kenny needed to be home to deal with his feelings of guilt
Daniel Watson had to return to work
Joey was too upset about the bombing to stay
When Joetta appears at Kenny's bedroom door, he thinks that she is -
helpless
an angel
physically hurt
the wool pooh
What figure of speech is being used..."Some of her hair stuck straight up like porcupine stickers"
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
simile
The Wool Pooh is:
Winnie the Pooh's evil twin.
something that Kenny thinks he sees because of his imagination.
something that lives in the lake.
Joetta's stuffed animal.
After Byron's lips froze to the mirror, what did Kenny think he should call him?
Hambone
Superbully
Lipless Wonder
No lips Byron
What does Byron tell Joey that the trash trucks really do each morning?
Pick up the family's recycling
Pick up household materials
Pick up people who froze to death
Give children rides to school
What does Byron do to his hair?
dyes it blue
gets a curly perm
has his name shaved in it
straightens it
Before going fishing, what place does Grandma Sands warn her grandchildren to avoid?
Chandler Lake
Newbolt Square
Collier's Landing
Flint Drive
What happens to the church while Joetta is there?
It catches on fire.
It is bombed.
It has a gas leak.
A storm hits the building.
Who caused the damage at the church?
construction workers who accidentally hit a gas line
men who disagreed with the Civil Rights Movement
someone who accidentally dropped a match
a tornado
Who walks around the church and sees several girls who have been injured?
Kenny
Byron
Daniel
Wilona
Who got caught lighting matches?
BUPHEAD
BYRON
JOETTA
