Stupid Moves Elements of Trip to Alabama Literature

Stupid Moves Elements of Trip to Alabama Literature Characters Random Questions $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question: Category 1 What happens to Byron in chapter one?

$100 Answer Category 1 Byron’s lips freeze to the car mirror when he kisses it.

$200 Question: Category 1 Why are Byron’s parents so upset when he gets a conk?

$200 Answer: Category 1 They told him not to get one and he disobeyed them. They are also worried that he isn’t proud of his heritage.

$300 Question: Category 1 Why does Byron become ill after he and Kenny eat the Swedish Cremes?

$300 Answer: Category 1 Byron is upset that he killed the bird and becomes sick as a result.

$400 Question: Category 1 What does Momma do when she catches Byron playing with matches? Why does she react this way?

$400 Answer: Category 1 Momma tries to burn Byron’s fingers after she catches him playing with matches. She reacts this way because she is worried about him burning down the house.

$500 Question: Category 1 Larry Dunn steals Kenny’s gloves. What happens as a result?

$500 Answer: Category 1 Byron wants to help Kenny get his gloves back and makes Larry Dunn the “star” in The Great Carp Escape. He does this because he cares about Kenny, but he gets carried away with being mean and enjoys hurting Larry.

$100 Question: Category 2 What is the climax of the story?

$100 Answer: Category 2 The climax is when the church is bombed.

$200 Question: Category 2 What are the settings of the novel?

$200 Answer: Category 2 The setting is 1963 in Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama.

$300 Question: Category 2 Who is telling the story and what point of view is it told in?

$300 Answer: Category 2 Kenny is telling the story and the point of view is first person.

$400 Question: Category 2 Why is the setting important to the story?

$400 Answer: Category 2 The setting is important to the novel because it shows the danger to African-Americans traveling in the south in that time period. It also moves the plot along and influences the decisions made by characters.

$500 Question: Category 2 What is the purpose of the Epilogue?

$500 Answer: Category 2 This section of the novel gives more information about the bombing. It also shows that the tragedy didn’t stop African. Americans from working to get their rights.

$100 Question: Category 3 Why do the Watsons go to Birmingham?

$100 Answer: Category 3 They are taking Byron there to drop him off at his grandmother’s house. He is supposed to spend the summer there.

$200 Question: Category 3 What does Kenny do after the bomb explodes?

$200 Answer: Category 3 Kenny rushes to the church where he sees the Wool Pooh.

$300 Question: Category 3 Why does Byron go to Collier’s Landing?

$300 Answer: Category 3 Byron goes to check up on Kenny.

$400 Question: Category 3 What does Byron do at Collier’s Landing?

$400 Answer: Category 3 Byron sees Kenny is in trouble and saves him from drowning.

$500 Question: Category 3 Why has Momma planned the trip to Birmingham so carefully?

$500 Answer: Category 3 Momma is trying to keep them from running into people who are prejudiced and may cause them harm.

$100 Question: Category 4 Who does Kenny see when he is drowning at Collier’s Landing?

$100 Answer: Category 4 He sees Joey appear as an angel.

$200 Question: Category 4 Who saves Byron from getting burned by his mother and what does this person think Byron’s punishment should be?

$200 Answer: Category 4 Joey, who blows out the matches, saves Byron. She thinks that Byron should receive a whipping from his father.

$300 Question: Category 4 Who does Joey see at the church and follow to safety?

$300 Answer: Category 4 Joey thinks she sees Kenny at the church.

$400 Question: Category 4 Who is the most mature out of the three Watson children?

$400 Answer: Category 4 Joey is the most mature even though she is the youngest.

$500 Question: Category 4 Why does Kenny keep playing with LJ even though LJ keeps stealing his dinosaurs? What does this tell us about Kenny?

$500 Answer: Category 4 Kenny doesn’t have any other friends, so he hangs out with LJ. This tells us that Kenny is a lonely boy in need of a good friend.

$100 Question: Category 5 What is the Ultra-Glide?

$100 Answer: Category 5 It is a record player that Dad puts in the Brown Bomber.

$200 Question: Category 5 Where does Kenny spend time after the family returns from Alabama?

$200 Answer: Category 5 Kenny spends time behind the couch.

$300 Question: Category 5 What gift does Joey receive? How does she feel about the gift?

$300 Answer: Category 5 Joey receives an angel. She doesn’t like it.

$400 Question: Category 5 What happens to Kenny and Rufus’s friendship after Kenny laughs at Larry Dunn’s joke about Rufus?

$400 Answer: Category 5 Even though Kenny laughs, he regrets it. The boys’ friendship ends even though Kenny tries to apologize. Kenny’s mother finally intervenes and helps to set things right between the boys.

$500 Question: Category 5 Why is it important to the story that Joey sees Kenny and follows him away from the church?

$500 Answer: Category 5 This is important because later Byron convinces Kenny that he is the one who saved Joey and this helps him get over his fears and guilt about the bombing.

Final Jeopardy Question What is theme of The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963?

Final Jeopardy Answer To get this correct, you only need to come up with one theme. *Importance of family *Coming to terms with the world/growing up *Prejudices can be very powerful