Characters
Setting
Author
Plot
Civil Rights Movement
100
Who is the main character of the story who gets bullied by Byron?
Kenny Watson
100
Where did the first part of the book take place? (Hint: it is very very cold there)
Flint, Michigan
100
What is the author's name who wrote "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963"?
Christopher Paul Curtis
100
What was the name for the family that Kenny gave them? (Hint: ________ Watsons)
Weird Watsons
100
What is the name of the man who gave the speech "I Have a Dream" at the March on Washington in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Who is the older brother who is a bully and god of Clarke Elementary school?
Byron Watson
200
Where is the final destination of the journey the Watson's went on?
Birmingham, Alabama
200
What is the name of the city where CPC was born?
Flint, Michigan
200
What was is called when people would sit at the counters in restaurants and refuse to leave?
Sit-Ins/non-violent protests
300
Who did Kenny think died in the church bombing?
Joetta (Joey) Watson
300
Where was the family brought together under the magical spell of the Ultra-Glide?
The Brown Bomber
300
What job did CPC have while he started to write books?
He worked at a car factory/assembly line
300
What was the name for the Black and White people who would ride the bus and not give up their seats?
Freedom Riders
400
Who is the new kid at school, dresses like a farm boy, and befriends Kenny?
Rufus
400
What are the 2 most important things to look for in setting?
Time and Place
400
What happened when CPC first submitted his book?
It got rejected
400
Who were the people/group that bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
500
Who did the family go and visit in Birmingham, Alabama?
Grandma Sands
500
What is the name of the place where Kenny is smart, Byron is god and a bully, and Larry Dunn is King?
Clarke Elementary School
500
What is the name of another book CPC wrote that is about his two grandfathers?
"Bud, Not Buddy"
500
What is the word for when Black and White people were separated and would have to use different bathrooms and water fountains?
Segregation
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