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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 Flashcards

1
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why does Kenny cry when he looked in the mirror?

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He has not looked in a mirror in a while and he thinks his face looks sad and he has a lazy eye.

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why do the Watsons go to Alabama?

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Bryon is a bad kid and they think that he will learn his lesson because grandma Sands is strict.

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what happens at the sunday school that Joey goes to?

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someone drops a bomb on it and four little girls get killed.

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why does Joey think she is the laughingstock of the morning kindergarten?

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her mom makes her wear so many jackets and she has to get them off in the morning.

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what does Bryon tell Joey to make her stop complaining about wearing so many jackets?

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he says that garbage trucks are for picking up frozen southern people who did not wear enough jackets.

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why did they come up with the name lipless wonder for Bryon?

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his lips got stuck to the brown bomber when they were supposed to be scraping the ice off the car.

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7
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what does kenny love to play?

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dinosaur wars with little plastic dinosaurs

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what does mama try to do to bryon when he played with matches?

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she try’s to burn his hand.

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why does Rufus get mad at Kenny?

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Larry says I noticed how you and the little flake switch of them pants and i know Fridays is your day to wear them but i was wondering if the same person who wears the pants gets to wear the drawers too and Kenny laughed.

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why doesn’t mama burn Bryon’s hand?

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Joey kept spitting on the matches and she was tired of getting slobber all over her hand.

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Why does Bryon get stuck to the car window?

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He kissed his reflection on the frozen car window.

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why does mama bang into the door?

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because she knew that bryon wasplaying with matches

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13
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what was the name that bryon and kenny give the giant fish?

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winnie the pooh’s evil brother, wool the pooh

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why was kenny so freaked out about the bombing of the church?

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because joey, kenny’s little sister was at church

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15
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what happened to joey?

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she was drawn outside by a person waving at her and escaped unharmed

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16
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why did grandma sands tell kenny and his siblings not to swim at colliers landing?

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because a kid has already drowned there

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17
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how did kenny almost drown?

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wool the pooh was trying to drag him under water

18
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what did the sign say on the colliers landing?

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it said WARNING! DANGER!NO NO SWIMMING! SIX LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST HERE! BAD DROP OFF! Signed, Joe Collier

19
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why did dad have to shave off bryon’s head?

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because bryon dyed it red and had it stick up

20
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what is the name of the car the watsons have?

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the Brown Bomber

21
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what was mama writing in her notebook?

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she was writing all her calculations for the trip

22
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How old is Byron?

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13

23
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What is wrong with Kenny’s eye?

A

He has a lazy eye.

24
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What do people call the Watsons?

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The weird Watsons.

25
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What do the Watsons call their car?

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The Brown Bomber

26
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Why do the Watsons leave sooner than they were going to?

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Because someone dropped a bomb.

27
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Why was Joetta unharmed by the bomb?

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Because she thought she saw Kenny waving and she went to him.

28
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How many people died from the bomb?

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4 little girls.

29
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Why do the parents want to leave Byron at Grandma Sand’s house?

A

So that she can make him behave.

30
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How do Byron’s lips get stuck on the rearview mirror?

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He was trying to kiss his reflection, but it was cold and his lips got stuck.

31
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Is Byron nice to other kids in the beginning of the book?

A

No. He is a bully.

32
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True or False: Kenny is bad at reading.

A

False. He is a great reader.

33
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why did mrs. watson almost set fire to byron?

A

she was trying to punish him for playing with matches

34
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what was their car named?

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the brown bomber, winged car

35
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what did byron put in his hair?

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he put special hair spray on that didnt come off

36
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what was added to the car

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a special record player built for cars

37
Q

what hyperbole was used often?

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he may as well tied me to a tree and said, ready, aim, fire!

38
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why was mrs. watson mad when joey commented on her drawing

A

she ha misintupurted a bird for a bee

39
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what did byron kill?

A

he killed a bird with a cookie.

40
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what was byron called?

A

he was nicknamed daddy cool.

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