The Watsons Go To Birmingham: Vocabulary and Comprehension Trivia Quiz

1. Rufas and Cody are Kenny' s friends

True

False

2. Buphead is Byron's friend

True

False

3. Swedish creames are cookies

True

False

4. Does Joetta see Kenny at the church?

True

False

5. Mrs. Davidson gives Joetta an angel.

True

False

6. There are five watsons.

True

False

7. Did Joetta eat Swedish creams?

True

False

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10. Figures of speech: Simile is a comparison with like or as.

True

False

11. Figures of Speech: Metaphor is an obvious exaggeration.

True

False

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15. Figures of Speech: An example of onomatopeia is Choo-Chika.

True

False

16. Figures of Speech: A metaphor is not a direct comparison.

True

False

17. Figures of Speech: An example of personification is a talking chair.

True

False

18. Vocab: What does punctual mean?

Sad

Faces

Jazz or swing music

On time

19. Vocab: What does numb mean?

Very low paid worker

Speed

Disease of warm blooded animals

Not able to feel emotions

20. Vocab: What does thug mean?

Not generous

Full of tears

Angry expression

Gangsters

21. Vocab: What does snitch mean?

A voilent criminal

A large number

Someone who tells on others

Not generous

22. Vocab: What does emulate mean?

Try to be like someone else

Put to death

Produce or make

Very funny

23. BONUS: Who pulled the Air Freshener out of the bag in Chapter 8?

Momma

Rufus

Kenny

Joey

24. Which of the following did the children not do as the result of the heat in Birmingham?

Go fishing

Sit around

Go swimming

Watch television

25. "Momma's voice got strange, hissing like a snake..."

Personification

Hyperbole

Simile

Imagery

26. What did Mr. Robert say about Toddy that impressed Kenny and Byron?

Toddy was almost 25 years old

Toddy was a champion hunter

Mr. Robert saved Toddy's life

Mr. Robert built Toddy a special house

27. "The door jumped out of her way..."

Simile

Imagery

Hyperbole

Personification

28. "Larry Dunn was the king of the kindergarten to fourth grade of Clark Elementary...but Byron was a god" is an example of

Imagery

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

29. Which of the following traits do not describe Grandma Sands?

Shy

Tiny

Frail

Ancient

30. Why does Momma seem so upset about Mr. Robert?

Mr. Robert is too old for Grandma Sands

Mr. Robert is not married to Grandma Sands

Mr. Robert doesn't pay rent to Grandma Sands

Mr. Robert is mean to Grandma Sands

31. Which of the following did Momma not do to get ready for the trip to Birmingham?

Packing everyone's suitcases

Packing food in a cooler

Creating a trip notebook

Creating games to play

32. Which senses best describe the following example of imagery: "About a million fingers pointed at the new kids and a million laughs almost knocked them over."

Sight and smell

Touch and hearing

Sight and hearing

Taste and Sight

33. What do all of Byron's Latest Fantastic Adventures have in common?

He physically hurts other people.

He defies adult authority.

He humiliates other people.

He protests school rules.

34. What causes trouble in Kenny's and Rufus's friendship?

Rufus does not have enough food to eat.

Kenny's lazy eye.

Rufus makes fun of Kenny.

Kenny laughs at Larry's joke about Rufus.

35. Which of the following is not a set of this story?

Birmingham

Atlanta

Flint

Appalachia

36. What causes Kenny to flee, or run, from the church?

He sees the Wool Pooh

He sees Joetta's ghost

He hears people screaming

He hears Joetta's voice

37. All of the following symbolize (stand for) the Wool Pooh except:

Fear

Rebirth

Evil

Death

38. Why does Kenny say, "If this was a movie there would be loud, scary organ music playing right now"?

He is very nervous about being in the South.

He doesn't understand why there are so many stars.

He thinks the surrounding mountains are very frightening.

He thinks the pump looks like a deformed space robot.

39. What is the most likely reason Kenny draws the conclusion that the two new boys will be his "savers"?

The boys are very friendly, and Kenny believes he will finally have friends.

The boys talk "country", so Kenny thinks they are not as smart as him.

The boys are very friendly, so Kenny believes they will sit with him on the bus.

40. Which of the following would be the best title for chapter five?

Byron Directs a Movie

Byron Gets Burned

Momma Becomes a Snake

Joetta, the Traffic Cop

41. Which of the following best shows why Momma is mad about the Ultra Glide?

"Kenneth, you stop playing and move that towel this minute!" Momma said. pg. 109

"I knew Dad was kind of disappointed by the way Momma had acted." pg. 110

"...if Momma had stayed and hadn't gone off mumbling about money." pg. 110

"She really hurt his feelings by walking off like that." pg. 110

42. Why do Mr. Alums tell the class how "vital it is that one be able to read well"?

He was excited to have Kenny read in front of his brother's class.

He was emphasizing the need for literacy in a "hostile" world.

He was the meanest teacher at Clark Elementary.

He was impressed with how advanced Kenny was as a second grader.

43. "I couldn't believe how sad I got. It's funny how things could change so much and you wouldn't notice. All of a sudden I started remembering how lunchtime under the swing set alone wasn't very much fun, all of a sudden I started remembering that before Rufus came to Flint my only friend was the world's biggest dinosaur thief, LJ Jones, all of a sudden I remembered that Rufus and Cody were the only two kids in the whole school (other than Byron and Joey) that I didn't automatically look at sideways." Kenny's realization in the above passage is a result of which conflict?

Kenny versus all of the kids at school

Kenny versus Byron

Kenny versus Rufus

Kenny versus Joetta

44. **Which of the following is not one of Byron's early personality traits in Flint?**

Sensitive

Conceited

Arrogant

Mean

45. Which senses best describe the following example of imagery: "About a million fingers pointed at the new kids and a million laughs almost knocked them over."

Sight and smell

Touch and hearing

Sight and hearing

Taste and sight

46. **Which of the following traits does not describe Grandma Sands?**

Shy

Tiny

Frail

Ancient

47. What causes Kenny to walk quickly and quietly from the church?

He hears Joetta's voice.

He hears people screaming.

He sees Joetta's ghost.

He sees the Wool Pooh.

48. The Wool Pooh symbolizes, stands for, all of the following except

Fear

Rebirth

Evil

Death

49. What does the Epilogue talk about?

African American culture

Civil rights

The true bombing

Discrimination

The Watsons Go To Birmingham: Vocabulary and Comprehension Trivia Quiz

1. Rufas and Cody are Kenny' s friends

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Buphead is Byron's friend

3. Swedish creames are cookies

4. Does Joetta see Kenny at the church?

5. Mrs. Davidson gives Joetta an angel.

6. There are five watsons.

7. Did Joetta eat Swedish creams?

8. Story: Who is telling the story of the Watsons?

9. Story: Where does the above character live?

10. Figures of speech: Simile is a comparison with like or as.

11. Figures of Speech: Metaphor is an obvious exaggeration.

12. Epilogue: Where was racial segregation the worst at the time of this book?

13. Story: What is the Watson's Momma's name?

14. Story: Kenny has a country friend named ________.

15. Figures of Speech: An example of onomatopeia is Choo-Chika.

16. Figures of Speech: A metaphor is not a direct comparison.

17. Figures of Speech: An example of personification is a talking chair.

18. Vocab: What does punctual mean?

19. Vocab: What does numb mean?

20. Vocab: What does thug mean?

21. Vocab: What does snitch mean?

22. Vocab: What does emulate mean?

23. BONUS: Who pulled the Air Freshener out of the bag in Chapter 8?

24. Which of the following did the children not do as the result of the heat in Birmingham?

25. "Momma's voice got strange, hissing like a snake..."

26. What did Mr. Robert say about Toddy that impressed Kenny and Byron?

27. "The door jumped out of her way..."

28. "Larry Dunn was the king of the kindergarten to fourth grade of Clark Elementary...but Byron was a god" is an example of

29. Which of the following traits do not describe Grandma Sands?

30. Why does Momma seem so upset about Mr. Robert?

31. Which of the following did Momma not do to get ready for the trip to Birmingham?

32. Which senses best describe the following example of imagery: "About a million fingers pointed at the new kids and a million laughs almost knocked them over."

33. What do all of Byron's Latest Fantastic Adventures have in common?

34. What causes trouble in Kenny's and Rufus's friendship?

35. Which of the following is not a set of this story?

36. What causes Kenny to flee, or run, from the church?

37. All of the following symbolize (stand for) the Wool Pooh except:

38. Why does Kenny say, "If this was a movie there would be loud, scary organ music playing right now"?

39. What is the most likely reason Kenny draws the conclusion that the two new boys will be his "savers"?

40. Which of the following would be the best title for chapter five?

41. Which of the following best shows why Momma is mad about the Ultra Glide?

42. Why do Mr. Alums tell the class how "vital it is that one be able to read well"?

44. Which of the following is not one of Byron's early personality traits in Flint?

45. Which senses best describe the following example of imagery: "About a million fingers pointed at the new kids and a million laughs almost knocked them over."

46. Which of the following traits does not describe Grandma Sands?

47. What causes Kenny to walk quickly and quietly from the church?

48. The Wool Pooh symbolizes, stands for, all of the following except

49. What does the Epilogue talk about?

44. **Which of the following is not one of Byron's early personality traits in Flint?**

46. **Which of the following traits does not describe Grandma Sands?**