Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963

1:It was cold on Saturday ,the Watsons sat huddled together under a blanket.
2:Momma felt the cold the most because because she was from Alabama and wasn't used to the cold air .
3:Kenny and his family lived in Flint,Michigan.
4:Joetta was kenny's little sister who had been adapted by the Watsons .
5:According to Kenny ,whick of the following was NOTtrue of his older brother Byron-He tried to make his momma laugh all the time.
6:The weatherman said the temperature in Atlanta Georgia would reach the mid seventies
7:Dad told Kenny ,Byron and ,Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of momma's old boyfriend Hambone Handerson.
8:When she was about to laugh ,momma put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her two front teeth.
9:Which of the following was not a warning Moses Handerson gave momma about Flint-Because it was cold ,babies were born with lumpy heads.
10:Momma said life in Birminngham,even though it was not perfect,was slower,friendlier and people were more honest about the way they felt.
11:Since they couldn't contact their landlord about their cold apartment,the Watsons planned to spend the night wih aunt cydney.
12:The Brown Bomber was Dad's 1948 plymouth.
13:Byron and Kenny were not happy when Dad ordered them to scape the ice off the car's windows.
14:Kenny was agitated because Byron was not doing his share of the work
15:The night before ,Byron and his friend Buphead had locked kenny outside.
16:At first Kenny ignored Byron's calls bacause he wanted to get the car readyh as soon as possible.
17:Kenny discovered that Byron's mouth was frozen onto the outside mirror.
18:Kenny's parents were shook up when they heard that byron was crying.
19:Dad laughed at Byron's predicament because he realized the Byron had been kissing his reflection in the mirror.
20:Kenny could tell Momma was worried because she started shaking.
21:During Byron's ordeal ,Dad kept telling momma not to worry.
22:Pouring hot water on the freed his lips.
23:With all five of them cryingand standing around a car in freezing temperatures,Kenny thought it was no wonder te neighbors called thm the Weird Watsons.
24:Momma freed Byron from his predicament by pouring hot water on the mirror.
25:On the way to Aunt Cydney's when Kenny paid Byron back for puching him in the fourhead for not doing his share of the work,Momma whipped Kenny.

1 comment:

Editor said...

Answers you got wrong: #4, #22 and #25.

Reading comprehension: 23/25

Answers you copied correctly, with no grammar or spelling errors: #16-20, #24.

Accurate copying: 6/25