Show:
Characters
Setting and Story
Themes and Figurative Language
Historical Context
Random!
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Who is the narrator of our book. The story is told from his point of view?
Kenny
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Where do the Watson's live?
Flint, Michigan
100
What is our theme this week?
Culture
100
What is the name of the big social movement in the 1960s that fought for equal rights for people of different races?
The Civil Rights Movement
100
Who wrote the book?
Christopher Paul Curtis
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Who is often a bully but has a secret soft side?
Byron
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When does the book take place?
1963
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Our first theme was hyperbole. What is an example of a hyperbolic sentence.
That hyperbolic sentence was out of this world!
200
Which half of the U.S. faced the most racial discrimination and violence - the North or the South?
the South
200
What is a very slick hairstyle?
a conk
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Who is always trying to protect their older brother and cries when they think their brother is going to get punished?
Joetta
300
Does the story follow a linear time line or does it go back and forth between past and present?
It goes back and forth between past and present.
300
What is one example of a thing or word from the '60s that was mentioned in the book?
jive conk Bozo expendables square etc. etc.
300
Who led the March on Washington, a march where thousands of people marched to Washington D.C. to fight for equal rights?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
300
Which '60s action show was referenced in the book?
"The Untouchables"
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Who is from Birmingham, Alabama and gets a southern accent when she is angry or upset.
Momma
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What does Momma and Daddy do after they shave off Byron's conk?
Call Grandma Sands in Alabama
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What race is the Watson family?
black
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Who is the black poet we learned about and Kenny read?He wrote the poem, "I too, sing America."
Langston Hughes
400
Does the movie version of the book strictly follow the book or does it change the story?
It changes the story.
500
Who is another bully at the school and steals Kenny's gloves and dyes them black?
Larry Dunn
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What kind of kid is Kenny? (a cool kid, a jock, a nerd, a gamer)
a nerd
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True or False. The Watson Family is rich.
False
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True or False. There was some discrimination in the North towards people of color.
True
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Why was Byron in trouble in Chapter 5?
Because he is playing with matches.