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The Watsons
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did momma call michigan? | giant icebox |
| where was momma from originally? | Birmingham, Alabama |
| what was Byron called since he turned age thirteen? | official Juvenile Delinquent |
| what did momma do when she thought something was funny? why did she do that? | covered her mouth because she had a gap between her teeth |
| what did dad tell the family there was in downtown Birmingham? | segregation: different colored bathrooms |
| what was Kenny's nickname for the family? | The Weird Watsons |
| what did Kenny call Byron afterthe incident with the ice on the car windows? why? | lipless wonder because his lips got stuck to the car mirror |
| whom did Kenny refer to as the king of grades K-4? who was the god of the school? | Larry Dunn, Byron |
| why did the other kids tease Kenny? what did Byron tell him to do about it? | his lazy eye, he had to look sideways to look normal |
| how did Kenny think of Rufus and why? | saver because Rufus was weirder than he was |
| what did the family call the car? what kind of car was it? | Brown Bomber, 1948 Plymouth |
| what did Kenny find out about Rufus and his brother Cody? | from the south, shot a gun |
| why had Kenny stopped playing with LF Fones? | He stole Kenny's dinosaurs |
| why didn't Kenny mind playing with Rufus? | people started leaving him alone |
| why was Rufus upset with Kenny? what happened as a result? how did Kenny feel? how was the problem solved? | Kenny laughed at Rufus, Rufus was mad at Kenny, Kenny felt bad, Mrs. Watson talked to Rufus |
| Why did mommaj make the children wear so many clothes in the winter? | it was so cold |
| what was Byron's explanation for why they had to wear so many clothes? How did this explanation affect Joey? | it was so cold that people froze so they were stored in garbage trucks, Joey believed him and didn't complain |
| describe the game called "The Great Carp Escape" explain who was playing it and why. tell how Kenny felt about the game. | because Larry stole Kenny's glove Byron started beating Larry up with the "Great Carp Escape" and Kenny felt bad afterwards |
| what did momma catch Byron doing and what did she say she would do to him? | Byron was playing with matches and momma said that she'd burn him |
| was momma successful in carrying out her threat? explain why or why not. | momma burnt Byron because she swear she would |
| what did momma tell the boys to do when they went to Mitchell's store for some groceries? what did Byron think it meant, and how did he feel about it? was Byron's assumption correct? | momma said to put them on the list, then Byron thought they were put on the welfare list, and he was embarrassed and incorrect |
| what did Byron do after he found out the truth about the list at Mitchell's store? | Byron bought stuff without his parent's permission |
| describe what happened to the mourning dove | Byron was shooting cookies at the dove and then it died so Byron treated the bird very well |
| what did Byron do to his hair? what did momma say about it? what was Byron's reason for doing it? | he straightened it to look cooler but momma called him Bozo |
| what did dad do about Byron's hair? what song did he whistle during the process? | he cut Byron's hair and whistled Fly Right |
| what did dad tell Byron after the punishment had been completed? | "Get the dustpan and broom" |
| who is Grandma Sands? | she is momma's mom down in Birmingham |
| Kenny described his parents as acting strange after they talked to Grandma Sands. what were they doing? | momma was writing in a notebook and Dad, Joey, Rufus, and Kenny drived all over Flint |
| dad bouth something very special for the car that he asked Joey to put on the car. what was it and how did dad describe it? | smelly tree, the pinnacle of Western civilization |
| there was something in the Watson house that dad did not keep with the ones that belonged to the rest of the family. what was it, and why did dad keep his seperate? | his toothbursh, he didn't want it to be used for somehting else |
| what did dad put in the car? how did momma react when she saw it? wat did the children think? | record player, upset, loved it |
| what was momma's ong? what was Kenny's song? | momma: Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Kenny: Yakety Yak |
| what news did the parents tell the children while they were all sitting in the car listening to the records? what were their reasons for this news? | they were going the Birmingham because Byron needs to behave better |
| dad talked with Kenny about the reasons they were sending Byron to Alabama. what did dad tell Kenny? | when Byron was supposed to get better he got worse |
| how did Kenny feel when dad talked to him like a grown-up? | he loved it |
| summarize the incident when Mrs. Davidson gave a gift to Joey. | Mrs. Davidson gave Joey an angel but Joey didn't like the angel because it was white and she was black |
| where did Byron have to sleep the night before the family left on the thrip, and why? | Byron slept on the floor in his parent's room because it was his last night in Flint |
| on the trip, Kenny asked why they could not drive until dad was tired and stop for the day. what was dad's reply? how did he sound when he answered? | they couldn't go to white car stops and he said that in a southern accent |
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