Kenny
What happened to Kenny in "How to Survive a Blizzard, Part I?
Byron and his friend Buphead threw Kenny in the snow, spun him around, and then Byron spit snow in his face.
What happens to Byron while he and Kenny are scraping the ice off the car windows?
His lips get stuck to the car mirror while he's admiring his own reflection.
What is the name of the author of The Watson Go to Birmingham- 1963?
Christopher Paul Curtis
What's a "portmanteau" word? Give one example.
It's whent he author combines two words to create a new word.
"I knew I should have listened to Moses. Maybe these babies mighta been born with lumpy heads, but at least they'da had warm lumpy heads."
Momma
Why do the teachers take Kenny around the school and have him read out loud to the other students?
He reads well for his age, and they use him as an example to the other students of what they can achieve if they try.
What story did Byron tell Kenny and Joey to explain why Momma makes them wear so many clothes in the winter?
Byron tells them that the big garbage trucks are full of people who have frozen on the street. He says that southern people have thin blood, so they freeze easily. He says that because Joey and Kenny are half southern and their blood is thin. They could freeze and be put in the garbage trucks.
Who is the narrator of the story?
Kenny Watson
What was the Great Carp Escape?
It was Byron's game of throwing Larry up against the fence again and again after he stole Kenny's gloves and painted them with black shoe polish.
"Give my regards to Clark, Poindexter."
Byron
What is wrong with Kenny's eye?
He has a "lazy eye" that doesn't look the same as his good eye.
What did Momma do to Byron after she caught him playing with matches up the bathroom?
She tried to burn one of his fingers to teach him a lesson.
What does Momma put her hand over her mouth when she smiles?
She has a gap between her front teeth and she tries to cover it up.
Why did Joey put the angel that Mrs. Davidson gave her in her socks drawer?
It was made of white clay and she didn't think it looked like her at all.
"Bang! Squirrel stew tonight!"
Rufus or Cody Fry
Name one of the nicknames the other kids at school called Kenny.
Poindexter, Professor, Cockeyed Kenny
How does Byron get the bags of Swedish Creme cookies?
He signs for them at Mitchell's store.
What was the first name of Byron's best friend in Birmingham?
What did Wool Pooh symbolize?
Death
"Since you promised I guess you gotta do it. Go ahead, burn him up!"
Joey
How did Kenny lose his plastic dinosaurs to LJ Jones?
LJ talks him into burying them after playing war and then later digs them up and takes them.
What happened to the mourning dove on the telephone wire? How does Byron react?
It falls off the wire and dies after Bryon threw a cookie at it. Byron picks up the bird and brushes frosting off its chest. He cries, then buries the bird.
What nickname did the Watson family give their car?
The Brown Bomber
What does Byron say to Kenny about what happened in Birmingham and being ashamed?
He says there is no reason for Kenny to feel ashamed; if it wasn't for Kenny, Joey probably would have died in the bombing.
"I started buzzin' like a Hoover vacuum and you guys dropped off in reverse seniority."
Dad