Show:
The Weird Watsons
Symbolism
Misc.
1960's
Vocabulary
100
Kenny
Who is telling the story of The Watson's Go to Birmingham?
100
Wool Pooh
What is the symbol for death or danger?
100
An angel that looked like Joetta and/or a wool pooh
What did Kenny see in the whirlpool?
100
Byron's new Mexican hairstyle
What is Kenny referring to when he says " Byron had gotten a conk! A process! A do! A butter! A ton of trouble!" ?
100
A long journey or search for something
What is the definition of a quest?
200
Kenny
Who gets bullied for being smart and having a lazy eye?
200
America= Freedom, equality
What is the symbolic meaning of the little girl's blue, red, and white dresses?
200
She is afraid Byron will burn the house down and does not want the same thing to happen to her kids that happened to her
Why does Momma tell her "smokey the bear" story?
200
Daddy Cool
What is a historical slang nickname given to Byron throughout the novel?
200
To stop using a product or using a business to protest or prove a point
What is the definition of boycott?
300
Byron
Who is the God and a bully of Clark Elementary?
300
Kenny wants a safe place to recover
What is the symbolic meaning of Kenny's stay at the "Watson's World Famous Pet Hospital"?
300
The church bombing
What was the sound that woke Kenny that sounded like a "far off thunderstorm"?
300
Places are segregated and people are racially discriminated
What is different about Birmingham than Flint?
300
To be separated, usually by race
What is the definition of segregated?
400
Daddy Cool
What is a historical slang term that Byron is nicknamed throughout the story?
400
Frilly white socks and shiny shiny black shoes
What is the symbol of innocence and shows the symbolic importance of the role of little girls?
400
He is not angry, he jokes with Kenny about how the school should pay him
How does Byron react when Kenny reads in front of his class?
400
The Ultra-Glide, The record player
What is the newest addition to the "Brown Bomber"?
400
Small, weak, or scrawny
What is the definition of puny?
500
Rufus and Cody
Who teaches Kenny a lesson about friendship early on in the novel?
500
Each other, guardian angels
What is the symbol that both Joey and Kenny encounter close to danger?
500
He changed and showed his softer side, he learned a lesson and became more mature
What happened to Byron when he went down to Birmingham?
500
It is a historical representation of the racial discrimination and segregation in the 1960s
What is the sign "Colored-only" on the bathrooms down in Birmingham represent?
500
To change or alter due to something being unfair
What is the definition of amend?