The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
What is the nickname given to the Watson family's car, a 1948 Plymouth?
The Brown Bomber.
What is Jonas's official assignment given to him by the Chief Elder?
The Receiver of Memory.
What is the name of the ceremony where children receive their official adult jobs?
The Ceremony of Twelve.
What form of art and dance is Misty Copeland famous for practicing?
Ballet
In The Watsons, Kenny looks at himself in a mirror, what physical condition does Kenny have that he tries to hide?
A lazy eye (strabismus).
Which city do the Watsons live in before they take their big road trip to Alabama?
Flint, Michigan.
What is the name of the newborn baby that Jonas's father brings home to nurture?
Gabriel (or Gabe).
What is the first color Jonas begins to see as his "Capacity to See Beyond" develops?
Red (he sees it in the apple, the sled, and Fiona's hair).
Misty made history by becoming the first African American woman to achieve what top rank at the American Ballet Theatre?
Principal Dancer.
Who is the author of The Giver?
Lois Lowry.
What does Byron do to his hair that makes his parents so angry they shave his head?
He gets a "conk" (chemically straightens it).
Who is the previous Receiver-in-training whose failure led to her "release" ten years earlier?
Rosemary.
What daily ritual does Jonas's family perform every evening at the dinner table?
The telling (or sharing) of feelings.
How old was Misty when she took her very first ballet class (Boys & Girls Club), which is considered very late for a professional dancer?
13 years old.
Which author wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963?
Christopher Paul Curtis.
Name of the "monster" that lives in the water at Collier's Landing?
"Wool Pooh" (which is actually Kenny misunderstanding the word "whirlpool").
What specific physical trait do Jonas, The Giver, and Gabriel all share that sets them apart from others?
Pale eyes (light eyes).
In order to keep the community perfectly safe and predictable, the elders chose this concept, which got rid of color, weather, and deep feelings.
Sameness
Throughout her memoir, Misty discusses struggling with "proportions" and being told she didn't have the traditional ballet body. Name the physical traits she was criticized for.
Being too muscular, curvy, or having a bust.
What major, real-world social obstacle and theme that both Kenny Watson and Misty Copeland face in their respective books?
Racism / Racial prejudice (or segregation/discrimination).
What major historical event happens near the end of the book while the family is visiting Grandma Sands?
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
What is the rule or instruction in Jonas’s folder that shocks him the most?
"You may lie."
What does the term "Release" actually mean in Jonas's community?
Lethal injection (or death/killing).
Name ALL of her Mom's partners.
Mike, Doug, Harold, Robert, Ray, Alex
Which book had more chapters?
The Giver - 23
Life in Motion - 18
The Watsons - 15 chapters