Watsons Go to Birmingham Comprehension Questions



Watsons Go to Birmingham Comprehension Questions

1. When Kenny’s mother suggests that Birmingham, Alabama, may be warmer and

friendlier than Flint, Michigan, about what does his father remind her?

2. Why does Mr. Watson call the landlord a “snake in the grass?”

3. How did being Byron’s little brother help Kenny?

4. What were the two qualities that set Kenny up for teasing?

5. Who or what are Clark and Poindexter?

6. What were the two things about which the other kids teased Rufus?

7. What discovery does Kenny make about Larry Dunn and how does the discovery change his feelings about him?

8. Why was Mrs. Watson so upset about the parachute game?

9. What proved to Kenny that Byron felt bad about killing the mourning dove?

10. With what new physical characteristics does Byron end up and what new nicknames do you predict for him?

11. Where are the Watsons going and why?

12.What secret does Kenny know about but decide not to share with Mrs. Watson?

13. Give one reason why Mrs. Watson was angry about her husband driving straight through to Birmingham and one reason why she was pleased.

14. Why does Birmingham seem to Kenny to be a serious punishment?

15. How does Byron reveal his true feelings for Kenny in Chapter Thirteen?

16. What allows Kenny to trust his senses and believe Joey was truly still alive?

17. To what place does Kenny disappear more and more often and what is he

looking for there?

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