Watsons Final Test Review

Question 1

Both Kenny and Byron are dynamic characters.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

All of the Watson family members are major characters (meaning they are important to the development of the story).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which of the following topics does the novel not focus on throughout the text?

Accepted Answer

religion

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT describe the tone of most of the novel?

Accepted Answer

serious

Question 5

Why was Kenny so upset about the church bombing?

Accepted Answer

He was ashamed he ran from the Wool Pooh & left Joey behind.

Question 6

A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

One is example of Mama's dialect in the story was the way she pronounced here as "he-uh".

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Kenny calls Rufus his "personal saver", what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Rufus and his brother will be made fun of more than Kenny.

Question 9

Which is an EXTERNAL conflict from the novel?

Accepted Answer

LJ Jones was stealing Kenny's dinosaurs.

Question 10

Who is a static character in the novel?

Accepted Answer

Both Momma and Dad are static characters.

Question 11

Grandma Sands is NOT

Accepted Answer

shy

Question 12

Kenny's teacher, Mr. Alums, thinks it's important for students to know how to read because

Accepted Answer

It's an important skill in their hostile world.

Question 13

Why wasn't Joey in the church the morning of the bombing?

Accepted Answer

She said she saw Kenny and chased him down the street.

Question 14

Byron shows the reader that he has a softer side when he

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following does the Wool Pooh NOT symbolize?

Accepted Answer

a whirlpool

Question 16

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 is which of the following genres?

Accepted Answer

historical fiction

Question 17

Who is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Paul Curtis

Question 18

Idioms are sayings that mean literally what the words say.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Kenny's tagline in the story was

Accepted Answer

"Ready, aim, fire!"

Question 20

While in Flint, Byron consistently displays ALL of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

sensitive

Question 21

Similes compare two unlike things but DO NOT use the words like or as.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

An onomatopoeia is a word that mimics a sound (ex: the pull-whisshh-stop of the whirlpool).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Why does Kenny think scary organ music should be playing when they see the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

He thinks the darkness of the mountains is frightening.

Question 24

Kenny is the first-person narrator of the story.

Accepted Answer

True

Watsons Final Test Review

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Watsons Final Test Review

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