Watsons for website February 03, 2010 AutoSave 1 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter One: “And You Wonder Why They Call Us the Weird Watsons” AutoSave 2 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter 1 p 1 thermostat n., device for controlling temperature p 2 juvenile delinquent­ n.,person under 18 who gets into a lot of trouble landlord­ n., person who rents property to others p 13 flypaper­ n., sticky paper made to catch flies p 15 Narcissus ﴾from Nar­sissy﴿ a character in Greek mythology who met tragedy when he fell in love with his own image ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ AutoSave 3 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapters 1­5Chapters 1­5 Ed­Helper 1. How did Byron make Kenny feel better about his lazy eye? He told him to look at people sideways & they wouldn't notice Pull 2. Why did Kenny's start giving him four sandwiches and three apples for his lunch? Kenny told her that Rufus and his brother, Cody, never had Pull 3. How did Byron help Kenny get his gloves back? Byron went up to Larry Dunn Pull 4. Why did Kenny think it was so strange that Rufus and Cody ate squirrels ? Most city people do not Pull hunt for their own food. 5. Why didn't Kenny fit in at his school? Kenny did not fit in because he was very smart and the teachers Pull 6. What did Byron's punishment end up being? Byron had to deal with 6 Pull 7. Who stole Kenny's dinosaurs? L.J. Jones7 Pull 8. Why did Rufus get angry at Kenny? Kenny laughed when he saw Cody checking his underwear 8 Pull after Larry Dunn teased them 9. What was wrong in the Watsons' house? The furnace wasn't heating 9 Pull 10. Why was Mrs. Watson angry with Mr. Watson? Mrs. Watson had grown up in the south, and he brought10 Pull AutoSave 4 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapters 1­5Chapters 1­5 Ed­Helper 11. How did Rufus figure out that Larry Dunn had stolen Kenny's gloves? Pull rubbed in their faces was black. 11 12. Who protected Kenny from the Evil Snake Woman and the Flamethrower of Death? Joey12 Pull 13. Where did Kenny hide his toys? in a pillowcase hanging out 13 Pull 14. Why was Joetta so upset with her mother? Joetta did not want her mother to burn Byron.14 Pull 15. Why was Rufus teased? Rufus was teased because he 15 Pull talked funny and had few clothes. 16. Why did Cody and Rufus stop taking Kenny's offer for lunch? Kenny had laughed at them.166 Pull 17. Why did the boys need to scrape the ice off their car? They were going to their aunt's 17 Pull house because she had heat. 18. What was so special about the children's gloves? 18 Pull leather and had rabbit fur inside. 19. Why didn't Byron want to touch anyone? It was not cool because 19 Pull 20. Why was Mrs. Watson's punishment going to be? Mrs. Watson threatened to burn 20 Pull AutoSave 5 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter Two: “Give My Regards to Clark, Poindexter” AutoSave 6 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapters 1­5Chapters 1­5 Ed­Helper 21. How did Rufus figure out that Larry Dunn had stolen Kenny's gloves? 21 Pull rubbed in their faces was black. 22. How did Kenny know that the girls thought that Rufus, the new kid, was cute? They said hi when no one else said anything to him as he was22 Pull 23. Byron was a. the school's god 23 Pull b. the school's king c. Larry Dunn's hero 24. What did Rufus and Cody do that surprised Kenny so much? They had both gone hunting 24 Pull 25. How long did Byron's promise not to play with matches last? one week25 Pull 26. What did Byron do to get into so much trouble? Byron was playing with matches.266 Pull 27. What did the kids figure out that made Rufus and Cody targets for their teasing again? They figured out that they had few clothes and even shared a pair of 27 Pull 28. Why did Kenny tell his mother he had lost his gloves? He wanted to give a pair to Rufus Pull (who did not have any gloves).28 29. What did the teacher do to slow Kenny down when he was reading? The teacher had him read the 29 Pull 30. What did Kenny's mother do to help Kenny and Rufus make up after their fight? Mrs. Watson went and talked to Pull Rufus after school one day. 30 AutoSave 7 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapters 1­5Chapters 1­5 Ed­Helper 31. What happened to Byron when the boys were scraping the ice off the car? His mouth got frozen to the side 31 Pull 32. Why did Kenny look at the new boy on the bus as his personal saver? The new boy was easier to make fun of than Kenny, so he would take the32 Pull 33. Kenny's reading ability caused: a. The teachers to think he was smart. a. The teachers to think he was smart. 33 Pull b. Some kids to consider him an enemy. c His parents to show him extra respect. 34. What happened when Byron was cleaning ice off the car? 34 He got stuck to the mirror. Pull 35. Where did the Watsons live? The Watsons lived in Flint, 35 Pull 36. How did they finally get Byron's mouth off the car mirror? Mrs. Watson just pulled him off.366 Pull 37. Why wasn't Kenny friends with LJ anymore? LJ had been stealing 37 Pull 38. What story did Byron tell Kenny and Joetta about why their mother made them wear so many clothes in the winter? because she didn't want them to 38 Pull picked up by the garbage truck. 30 AutoSave 8 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter Three: “The World's Greatest Dinosaur War Ever” AutoSave 9 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter One: “And You Wonder Why We Get Called the Weird Watsons” Comprehension: 1. Curtis plants a seed in the reader’s mind by suggesting that the Watsons may be weird. Is Byron someone you might think of as weird? How? Byron is a prankster who tortured Kenny but Click here to reveal answer showed little strength himself when he managed to freeze his lips to the mirror after kissing his own image. Their household seems to be anything but quiet. 2. When Kenny’s mother suggests that Birmingham, Alabama, may be warmer and friendlier than Flint, Michigan, about what does his father remind her? He reminds her about segregation, including Click here to reveal answer the “Coloreds Only” bathrooms. 3. Why does Mr. Watson call the landlord a “snake in the grass?” The landlord seems to have taken his phone off the Click here to reveal answer hook because he doesn’t want to hear his tenants’ complaints or to put in adequate heat. 4. What would you have done to rescue Byron? DISCUSSION: What interesting language does the author use to describe how cold it is in Flint? How does Hambone Henderson try to discourage Wilona from marrying Mr. Watson? What do you think Mr. Watson thinks of Hambone? How can you tell? What kind of relationship does Kenny have with his brother, Byron? How would you describe Byron? Why does Kenny feel he “won this time” against Byron by the end of the chapter? AutoSave 10 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter 2 hostile­ adj., unfriendly; threatening incapable­ adj., not able assure­ v., encourage by promising intimidate­ v., to bully or threaten emulate­ v., imitate; copy bravo­ interj., very good punctual­ adj., on time hostile pg. 37 unfriendly; showing ill will intimidate pg. 39 make afraid; frighten emulate pg. 39 copy or try to equal or rival AutoSave 11 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter Four: “Froze­Up Southern Folks” AutoSave 12 Watsons for website February 03, 2010 Chapter Two: “Give My Regards to Clark, Poindexter” Comprehension: 1. How did being Byron’s little brother help Kenny? Larry Dunn was a school bully, but Byron and Click here to reveal answer Buphead were even bigger and stronger bullies, so Kenny was protected because Larry didn’t want to offend them. 2. What were the two qualities that set Kenny up for teasing? Click here to reveal answer Kenny loved to read and he had a lazy eye, which earned him the nickname Cockeye Kenny. 3. How did Byron react to Kenny’s poetry reading? He defended him when Buphead started to tease Click here to reveal answer him and suggested that he should be paid for his performances, showing that he was proud of him. 4. What does Kenny mean when he says, “I knew God had finally sent me my personal saver!”? Click here to reveal answer Kenny sees the new boy as his savior because he is so “uncool” with his country ways and simple, worn clothing that Kenny knows he will be teased less and the new boys will be teased right from the 5. Who or what are Clark and Poindexter? Click here to reveal answer Clark is the school, and Poindexter is Byron’s nickname for Kenny. DISCUSSION Why do you think Kenny is afraid when he realizes that the reading he has been chosen to do will be for Byron’s class? What happens after the reading that surprises Kenny in the school yard? Why is Byron telling Kenny when he says “Give my regards to Clark, Poindexter”? Why does Kenny see Rufus, the new boy on the bus, as his “personal saver”? Describe Rufus & Cody.