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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Momma want the family to do during their road trip?
(a) See the country.
(b) Stay happy.
(c) Bond.
(d) Learn something.

2. How many states do the Watsons drive through before their second break?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. Who does Mrs. Davidson love most in the Watson family?
(a) Joey.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Byron.
(d) Momma.

4. What does Dad call the family when they all wake up in the car in Chapter 11?
(a) Silly Northerners
(b) Southerners.
(c) Sleepy heads.
(d) Zombies.

5. What caused the big boom?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A caved in roof.
(d) Falling rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Byron want to go to the lake in Chapter 12?

2. What does Kenny do when he sees his reflection in the mirror in Chapter 15?

3. What are the Watson children afraid of when they take their second break of the road trip?

4. What does Byron show Kenny in the bathroom in Chapter 15?

5. Who does Joey go to Sunday School with in Alabama?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first chore Grandma gives Byron, and how does he respond to this?

2. How does Joey react when Mrs. Davidson brings her a present, and what does Momma say about this?

3. What has Dad planned for the trip despite Momma's intense research?

4. What saps the energy out of Kenny in Alabama?

5. What bothers the Watson kids so much at their first stop along the road trip?

6. What does Kenny hear after Joey goes to church in Chapter 14, and what does Dad think caused it?

7. What surprises Kenny about Birmingham when they finally get there?

8. In Chapter 11, how does Kenny realize how long they have really been in the car?

9. What does Kenny think about the lecture Byron gives him after he gets out from behind the couch?

10. What do Kenny and Byron trade off doing while driving in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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