Characters
He is the 10-year-old narrator of the story
The Michigan city where the Watsons live at the beginning of the story
What is Flint
What Byron gets stuck to the car mirror in the freezing cold
What are his lips
"I bet we looked like the solar system." This is an example of what literary device?.
What is a simile
This term refers to the enforced separation of people based on race, class, or ethnic group, often in schools, housing, and public facilities.
What is segregation
Known as the "juvenile delinquent," he is the oldest sibling
Who is Byron
The name of the family's car.
What is the Brown Bomber
Why Momma and Dad decided to take the family to Birmingham
To teach Byron to behave/send him to Grandma Sands
What Grandma Sands calls her friend, Mr. Robert
Who is her "dearest friend"?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955
Who is Rosa Parks
She is the strict grandmother living in Alabama
Who is Grandma Sands
This southern city is where the Watsons take Byron to stay for the summer
What is Birmingham
This is what Byron killed with a rock, causing him to feel guilty
What is a bird
According to Byron, these are hidden in the back of garbage trucks
What are children who skip school?
This minister became a leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement and delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King
This character is the "king" of Clark Elementary, who steals gloves
Who is Larry Dunn
This is where the family stops during their trip while in Ohio
The name Kenny gives to the whirlpool he thinks is trying to kill hi
Kenny says this, meaning he found a way to stop Larry Dunn from bullying him
What is "God had sent me my personal savior"?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Kenny's younger sister who is very religious and dislikes playing with dolls
Who is Joetta (Joey) Watson
The place where the tragic church bombing occurs
What is the 16th Street Baptist Church?
What Byron does after saving Kenny from drowning
He kisses him and crys
The, uh, "official" name for the place Kenny hides when he is upset
What is the World Famous Watson Pet Hospital?
This group of nine black students was protected by federal troops while integrating a high school in Arkansas.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?