The Watsons Go to Birmingham Ch. 5-6

Where was Byron playing with matches?

• in his bedroom

• behind the shed

• in the bathroom

• in the kitchen

What was Momma going to do to Byron?

• burn his fingers

• burn one of his toys

• burn his hair

• burn his favorite shirt

Kenny said that Momma's voice sounded strange, like a(n) what?

• snake

• insect

• cat

• bird

What happened to Momma's hands when she got mad or nervous?

• They never stopped moving.

• She rubbed them together.

• They made a tight fist.

• They got sweaty and disgusting.

Why did Momma never get the change to burn Byron?

• Joetta started to sob and cry.

• She couldn't bring herself to burn her son.

• Joetta kept blowing out the matches.

• Dad came home and stopped her from doing it.

What kind of food did Byron not want to eat?

• spicy

• Italian

• welfare

• grocery

What did Byron throw at a dove?

• a rock

• a stick

• an apple

• a cookie

Kenny wanted a genie and three wishes for what?

• an unlimited supply of cookies

• to wish bad stuff on his brother

• to wish the bird back alive

• to wish Byron wasn't so mean

What did Byron do when he hit the dove?

• laughed

• got scared and ran away

• cried and threw up

• blamed it on Kenny

Byron lied and said ________ made him sick.

• the apples

• the heat

• the pollen

• the cookies