What did Byron buy when he found out he could sign for things at the store?
cookies
100
What is it called when a character acts in a manner opposite of what you expect?
irony
100
From what point of view is the story told?
1st person
100
Byron throws cookies at a mourning dove. What happens to the bird?
He kills it.
100
Who wrote the book?
Christopher Paul Curtis
200
Kenny not want to read in front of the fifth grade class. Why?
Byron and Buphead are in there and he is afraid they will beat him up
200
Who does Kenny consider his personal saver?
Rufus
200
Why does mama put her hand over her mouth when she laughs?
Big gap in her front teeth
200
Where do the Watsons live?
Flint, Michigan
200
How did Bryon get stuck to the Brown Bomber?
Kissing his reflection in the mirror
300
How does the author make you feel sorry for Larry Dunn?
Tells the reader about the holes in his shoes and his thin shirt.
300
Why does Kenny's mother send lunch to Cody and Rufus?
They never bring a lunch.
300
When Kenny first meets Rufus, he does not want to be his friend. Why not?
He is afraid he will get picked on more.
300
What has Rufus done before that shocks Kenny?
Shot a gun
300
What did Rufus say he would do with that "big, fat, dumb squirrel" in Arkansas
Shoot and eat it.
400
Kenny gets teased for being so smart. What other reason do the kids tease him?
His lazy eye
400
Kenny hurts Rufus' feelings by doing what?
By laughing at the blue jeans and underwear joke.
400
Thinking about the dead bird, what did Byron do that was ironic?
He was sad and he buried the bird
400
Why did Byron throw up after he killed the bird?
He was so upset about killing the bird.
400
What nickname does everyone give Kenny because he is so smart
Ponidexter
500
With Byron walking around me like that we must have looked like we were in the Wild West and I was a wagon train and Byron was the Indians circling, waiting to attack. This sentence is an example of which sound device?
Alliteration
500
How did L.J. trick Kenny out of his dinosaurs?
They played the World's Greatest Dinosaur War Ever. They buried the dead dinosaurs, Kenny forgot to get them, and L.J. dug them up.
500
What reason does Byron give Kenny and Joey for the reason mama makes them wear so many warm clothes?
They will freeze and the garbage trucks will have to pick them up off the street.
500
Mama told the boys they had eaten welfare food before. Name those two welfare items.
milk and cheese
500
Mama tells Byron to go to the store and sign for the groceries. Why does this upset Byron?