The Watsons Go to Birmingham

How does Kenny's father plan to save money during their trip to Birmingham?

• He plans to eat leftovers.

• He plans to drive straight there without stopping.

• He plans to sleep in the car.

• He plans to buy discount gas.

What is the best summary of chapter 11, "Bobo Brazil Meets the Sheik"?

• The family arrives in Alabama early, and Byron is polite when he meets Grandma Sands.

• The trip was awfully uncomfortable, but meeting Grandma Sands was quite pleasant.

• Dad drove straight through to Alabama without stopping to stay overnight at a motel.

• Grandma Sands was quite surprised the see the family arrive early, but very grateful.

What was a clue to Kenny that Dad was tired?

• He let the Ultra-Glide get stuck.

• He was talking a lot and hardly ever talked that much.

• He was listening to country music.

• He was drooling.

How did Kenny think Birmingham compared to Flint?

• He thought Birmingham looked just like Flint.

• He thought Birmingham was much bigger than Flint.

• He thought Birmingham was much smaller than Flint.

• He thought Birmingham was much colder than Flint.

In Kenny's mind, what fictional characters represented Byron meeting Grandma Sands?

• Elmo vs. Barney

• Spiderman vs. Batman

• Santa Claus vs. Easter Bunny

• King Kong vs. Godzilla

Me and Dad cracked up.

What does Kenny mean by cracked up?

• They were literally cracking like egg shells.

• They opened the car doors.

• They laughed at something funny.

• They opened the car windows.

"Anyway," Dad said, "I'ma let the cat out of the bag..."

What is the meaning of let the cat out of the bag?

• A cat is making a lot of noise.

• The cat literally got out of a bag.

• He has a kitten for Joey's birthday present.

• He is going to tell a secret.

Grandma Sands must have seen The Wizard of Oz a million times because every time she laughed it sounded just like that Wicked Witch of the West.

A million times is an example of which type of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• cliche

• metapho

• simile

Grandma Sands must have seen The Wizard of Oz a million times because every time she laughed it sounded just like that Wicked Witch of the West.

Like that Wicked Witch of the West is an example of which type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• proverb

• idiom

• simile