Why did Kenny initially go into the water?

To catch some little fish for pets.

Why do the Watson children confuse "whirlpool" for "Wool Pool"?

Because of Grandma Sand's Southern style of talking.

Who does Byron say Wool Pool is?

Winnie-the-Pooh's evil twin brother.

What does Byron say that Wool Pool does?

Hides in the water and snatches kids down with him.

Why did Grandma tell the kids to stay away from Collier’s Landing?

Miss Thomas's little boy Jimmy got caught up in a whirlpool.

Keeny thinks Joe Collier put a warning sign up to _______:

Not have to share the lake with anyone.

An angel signals to Kenny to go up towards the sky. Who does the angel look like?

The angel that Mrs. Davidson gave to Joey because it looks like Joey.

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Chapter 13 Reading Comprehension Questions

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Please carefully read and answer each of the reading comprehension questions for chapter 13 in "The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963."

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1
Why did Kenny initially go into the water?
To catch some little fish for pets.
To catch trout for dinner.
To prove to Byron that the water was safe.
To catch a turtle.
2
Why do the Watson children confuse "whirlpool" for "Wool Pool"?
Because Grandma Sands shouts all the time so they cover their ears.
Because Grandma Sands whispers all the time so they don't hear her.
None of the above.
Because of Grandma Sand's Southern style of talking.
3
Kenny convinces himself to go to Collier’s Landing by thinking __________.
Grandma Sands did not talk about a Wool Pool.
All of the above.
His parents would not have let them go there if it was dangerous.
Byron just made the story up about the Wool Pool.
4
After Byron rescues Kenny, Byron keeps __________.
Kissing Kenny's head.
Crying like a baby.
Shouting, "Awww, man, awww, man, awww, man . . ."
All of the abover.
5
Who does Byron say Wool Pool is?
A type of big fish at Collier's Landing.
The monster that lives in the whirlpool.
Winnie-the-Pooh's evil twin brother.
The lost lamb of a sheep.
6
What does Byron say that Wool Pool does?
None of the above.
Hides in the water and snatches kids down with him.
Eats all the poisonous jellyfish.
Eats all the pollution at Collier's Landing.
7
Who does Kenny think he sees in the water?
Byron
All of the above.
Momma & Dad
Joey
8
Why did Grandma tell the kids to stay away from Collier’s Landing?
Sharks were in the water.
The water was very cold and dark there.
Miss Thomas's little boy Jimmy got caught up in a whirlpool.
Stinging jellyfish lived there.
9
Keeny thinks Joe Collier put a warning sign up to _______:
All of the above.
Keep people off his property.
To prevent people from drowning.
Not have to share the lake with anyone.
10
"The water looked like it was breathing" is an example of ___________.
Cliffhanger.
Personification.
Foreshadowing.
All of the above.
11
An angel signals to Kenny to go up towards the sky. Who does the angel look like?
The image of Grandma Sands as a troll.
None of the above.
Mr. Robert's dog, Toddy.
The angel that Mrs. Davidson gave to Joey because it looks like Joey.
12
Kenny thinks the ____ has sucked the meanness and fun out of Byron.
The time in Birmingham.
Water.
Road trip.
Heat.
13
"Whisshh" is an example of a/an ____________.
Metaphor
Simile.
Euphemism.
Onomatopoeia.
14
"A bell went off in my head" is an example of ________.
An onomatopoeia.
An idiom.
Hyperbole.
Euphemism.

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