Watsons Go To Birmingham Chapters 5-8 Q & A

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Who is Joetta?
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Joetta is Kenny's little sister.
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Describe Byron's \"Nazi Parachutes Attack America and Get Shot Down over the Flint River\"movie
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Byron's \"Nazi Parachutes Attack American and Get Shot Down Over the Flint River\" movies goes like this: Byron sets a toilet paper \"parachute\" on fire, lets in fall down into the toilet, then flushes the \"Nazi\" invader and salutes, saying the brave parachutist was buried at sea.
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How does Joetta stop her mother from burning Byron with a match?
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Joetta stops her mother from burning Byron by blowing out every single match that Momma lights.
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Why is Momma so upset about Byron playing with matches?
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Momma is so upset about Byron playing with matches for several reasons: she remembers her own bad experience with fire from her childhood, she doesn't want him to endanger their family by catching the house on fire, and she doesn't like that he disobeys her.
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Why was Kenny surprised when he came across the popsicle-stick cross in the alley?
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Kenyy is surprised when he sees the popsicle-stick craoss in te alley because Byron is always bullying other children and yet feels bad enough to bury a mourning dove and make a cross for it after deliberately hitting the bird with a cookie.
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How do you think Byron felt about killing the mourning dove? Explain
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Byron felt so bad about killing the mourning dove, he began vomiting. He hadn't meant for it to dies when he hit it with a cookie. He buried the bird and made it a popsicle-stick cross as a graver marker.
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Who is Grandma Sands?
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Grandma Sands is Momma's mother, who lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Explain what a \"butter\" or \"conk\" is and how it fits into the story.
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A butter or a conk is slang for a hairdo in which an African-American person has his or her naturally curly hair chemically straightened. Byron gets a conk to defy his parents.
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What do all of Bryon's Latest Fantastic Adventures have in common?
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In every one of Byron's latest fantastic adventures, he is defying adult authority.
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How do you think Byron felt about being sent to live in Alabama for the summer? Explain
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Byron didn't like it; he swore when he went back in the house after he heard the news.
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