Watsons Go to Birmingham Chapters 1-8

Where does the story begin?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Flint, Michigan

• Chicago, Illinois

• New York, New York

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Why did Kenny’s father say Birmingham was not as friendly as Flint?

• They do not speak English in Birmingham.

• The people in Birmingham did not welcome strangers.

• People in Flint threw the Watsons a parade.

• There are Colored Only bathrooms in Birmingham.

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Who was Larry Dunn?

• He was the school bully.

• He was Kenny’s cousin.

• He was Kenny’s friend that liked to play dinosaurs with Kenny.

• He was the new shy guy at school.

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What did Kenny mean when he said, “I knew God had sent me my personal savior”?

• Kenny found a life preserver in the garage.

• Byron saved Kenny from the bully’s attack.

• Kenny found a new toy at a garage sale.

• The new kids would be teased more than Kenny.

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Who won the greatest dinosaur war ever?

• LJ

• Rufus

• Kenny

• Byron

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According to Byron, why do garbage trucks have wide back doors?

• To hide children who are skipping school.

• To pick up all the garbage that piles up at the school.

• To take the radioactive dinosaurs away.

• To pick up the thin blooded children from the South frozen from the cold.

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What did Kenny’s mother want to do when she found Byron playing with matches?

• She wanted to burn him with matches, so he wouldn’t do it again.

• She wanted to forgive him, but father didn’t want to.

• She asked Larry Dunn to punish him.

• She wanted to whip him with a belt.

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Who is the narrator for this book?

• Bryon

• Kenny

• Mrs. Watson

• Joetta

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Who is Poindexter?

• The name of Kenny’s dog.

• The name of Kenny’s school.

• Kenny’s nickname for Joetta.

• Byron’s nickname for Kenny.

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What did Byron kill the bird with?

• A rock

• A stick

• A Swedish Crème cookie

• Byron did not kill a bird

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