1. JEOPARDY

2. Elements of Literature
JEOPARDY
Stupid Moves
Elements of Literature
Trip to Alabama
Characters
Random Questions
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Final Jeopardy

3. What happens to Byron in chapter one?
$100 Question: Category 1
What happens to Byron in chapter one?
The answer is!

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

5. Why are Byron’s parents so upset when he gets a conk?
$200 Question: Category 1
Why are Byron’s parents so upset when he gets a conk?
The answer is!

6. $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.

7. Why does Byron become ill after he and Kenny eat the Swedish Cremes?
$300 Question: Category 1
Why does Byron become ill after he and Kenny eat the Swedish Cremes?
The answer is!

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

9. $400 Question: Category 1 The answer is!
What does Momma do when she catches Byron playing with matches? Why does she react this way?
The answer is!

10. $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.

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

12. $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.

13. What is the climax of the story?
$100 Question: Category 2
What is the climax of the story?
The answer is!

14. The climax is when the church is bombed.
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The climax is when the church is bombed.

15. What are the settings of the novel?
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What are the settings of the novel?
The answer is!

16. The setting is 1963 in Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama.
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The setting is 1963 in Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama.

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

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

19. Why is the setting important to the story?
$400 Question: Category 2
Why is the setting important to the story?
The answer is!

20. $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.

21. What is the purpose of the Epilogue?
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What is the purpose of the Epilogue?
The answer is!

22. $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.

23. Why do the Watsons go to Birmingham?
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Why do the Watsons go to Birmingham?
The answer is!

24. $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.

25. What does Kenny do after the bomb explodes?
$200 Question: Category 3
What does Kenny do after the bomb explodes?
The answer is!

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

27. Why does Byron go to Collier’s Landing?
$300 Question: Category 3
Why does Byron go to Collier’s Landing?
The answer is!

28. Byron goes to check up on Kenny.
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Byron goes to check up on Kenny.

29. What does Byron do at Collier’s Landing?
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What does Byron do at Collier’s Landing?
The answer is!

30. Byron sees Kenny is in trouble and saves him from drowning.
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Byron sees Kenny is in trouble and saves him from drowning.

31. Why has Momma planned the trip to Birmingham so carefully?
$500 Question: Category 3
Why has Momma planned the trip to Birmingham so carefully?
The answer is!

32. $500 Answer: Category 3
Momma is trying to keep them from running into people who are prejudiced and may cause them harm.

33. Who does Kenny see when he is drowning at Collier’s Landing?
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Who does Kenny see when he is drowning at Collier’s Landing?
The answer is!

34. He sees Joey appear as an angel.
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He sees Joey appear as an angel.

35. $200 Question: Category 4 The answer is!
Who saves Byron from getting burned by his mother and what does this person think Byron’s punishment should be?
The answer is!

36. $200 Answer: Category 4
Joey, who blows out the matches, saves Byron. She thinks that Byron should receive a whipping from his father.

37. Who does Joey see at the church and follow to safety?
$300 Question: Category 4
Who does Joey see at the church and follow to safety?
The answer is!

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

39. Who is the most mature out of the three Watson children?
$400 Question: Category 4
Who is the most mature out of the three Watson children?
The answer is!

40. Joey is the most mature even though she is the youngest.
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Joey is the most mature even though she is the youngest.

41. $500 Question: Category 4 The answer is!
Why does Kenny keep playing with LJ even though LJ keeps stealing his dinosaurs? What does this tell us about Kenny?
The answer is!

42. $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.

43. What is the Ultra-Glide?
$100 Question: Category 5
What is the Ultra-Glide?
The answer is!

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

45. Where does Kenny spend time after the family returns from Alabama?
$200 Question: Category 5
Where does Kenny spend time after the family returns from Alabama?
The answer is!

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

47. What gift does Joey receive? How does she feel about the gift?
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What gift does Joey receive? How does she feel about the gift?
The answer is!

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

49. $400 Question: Category 5 The answer is!
What happens to Kenny and Rufus’s friendship after Kenny laughs at Larry Dunn’s joke about Rufus?
The answer is!

50. $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.

51. $500 Question: Category 5 The answer is!
Why is it important to the story that Joey sees Kenny and follows him away from the church?
The answer is!

52. $500 Answer: Category5
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.

53. Final Jeopardy Question
What is the theme of The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963?
The answer is!

54. 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