Ch. 1 & 2
When did the novel take place?
Winter
Did Kenny read in front of the 5th grade class? Why?
Yes because he was really smart.
Why does Momma make her children wear so many clothes in the winter?
She is from Alabama and thinks the kids will freeze to death.
What does Byron do when he plays with matches?
He lights toilet paper parachutes on fire.
Byron is embarrassed at first to go to the store. Why?
Byron thinks they are on welfare.
During the novel, African-Americans in the South and in the North have the same rights?
No-False
Does L.J. Jones steal Kenny's dinosaurs? Where were the dinosaurs?
Yes, they buried them in the yard and then L.J. dug them up and stole them.
Who helps Joetta get her coat off at school?
How does Joey smell?
Byron
She stinks (so hot from all the clothes)
Why was Mrs. Watson so afraid of fire?
Mrs. Watson's house had caught on fire when she was a child.
What animal does Byron injure?
Bird
When playing How to Survive a Blizzard, did Byron teach Kenny useful tips about how to live in a snowstorm.
No-False
Byron threw Kenny into the snow bank
Why are Kenny and Rufus not talking or playing together?
Kenny laughed at him on the bus when others made fun of him.
Why does Byron tell Joey that trucks drive around early each morning picking up people who froze to death?
So Joey would stop complaining about wearing so many clothes
What does Mrs. Watson try to do to punish Byron?
Mrs. Watson tries to burn Byron's finger.
What is surprising about Byron's reaction to hurting the animal?
He cries and buries the bird.
What did mom try to do when Byron got his lips stuck to the mirror?
Pour hot water on him
Byron helps Kenny and Rufus become friends again?
False-Momma talked to Rufus
a glove
How does Joetta prevent Mrs. Watson from carrying out her punishment?
She spits on the match every time Momma lights it.
Is Larry Dunn Byron's best friend?
No he was a bully (mean to him)
What does Buphead do to Kenny's gloves to disguise them?
What does Byron do to Buphead for stealing Kenny's gloves?
paints them black
Byron beat Buphead up