Kenny’s family is Christian and he attends Sunday School. There he learned about
Jesus Christ
and his individual relationship to all believers. This means understanding that Jesus is the personal savior of each individual. As Kenny is not familiar with the word “savior,” he understands it as “saver.”
What does Byron say to Kenny when he is going to skip school?
Kenny tells us the teasing is only really bad on the bus on days when Byron cuts school. On those days, as Kenny boards the bus, Byron says, “
Give my regards to Clark, Poindexter”
(Poindexter = nerd. Advanced Name-Calling 101).
What does give my regards to Clark Poindexter mean?
When Byron makes his escape, he usually says to Kenny as he walks by, “Give my regards to Clark, Poindexter.” As explained above, “Poindexter” is his derogatory name for
Kenny
, and “Clark” is the name of the school; Byron is telling Kenny arrogantly to in effect say “hello” to the school for him that day, because he …
Why does Rufus stop hanging out with Kenny?
Summary of the Chapter
Kenny enjoyed playing with Rufus because he didn’t have to worry about his dinosaurs being stolen like they were when he played with LJ Jones. Kids on the bus started making fun of Rufus and Cody for not having many clothes to wear, and when Kenny
joined
in laughing, Rufus stopped talking to him.
Is Kenny close friends with his brother Byron?
What kind of relationship does Kenny have with his brother, Byron?
They don’t have the best relationship
because Byron picks on Kenny because of his lazy eye and he is smart but they do have their brotherly moments.
What did Rufus do that impressed Kenny?
What does rufus do to make friends with Kenny? How does he impress him? He eats lunch with Kenny and impresses Kenny
by talking about how he shot a gun to kill squirrels.
Why do you think Kenny is friends with LJ Jones?
Why do you think Kenny is friends with LJ, even though LJ isn’t nice to him? LJ Jones was
Kenny’s old friend
that used to play Dinosaur War with Kenny. … He said that they would put the dinosaurs in the graveyard, but when Kenny had to go somewhere else, he digged the graveyard and stole his dinosaurs.
What did momma and dad agree they could do if the other one started talking like a hillbilly?
And Momma and Dad promised
they would file a divorce if one of them
listened to Hillbilly music.
How does Byron make Kenny feel better?
Byron helps Kenny feel better by
checking on him behind the couch and talking with him upstairs in the bathroom about what happened in Birmingham
.
Why did the Watsons injured pets get better when they went behind the couch?
Why did the Watsons injured pets get better when they went behind the couch?
There were magic powers back there that healed them. Kenny would sneak them nourishing food. Joetta would go back there and take care of them
.
What causes the fight between Rufus and Kenny at the end of Chapter 3?
When Larry Dunn makes fun of the boys on the bus, all the other kids, including Kenny, laugh and make fun of Rufus and Cody.
Rufus is hurt because Kenny laughs at him even
though they are supposed to be friends. When Rufus doesn’t show up to play with him, Kenny goes to Rufus’s house to ask him to play dinosaurs.
What does Kenny like about Rufus?
Kenny likes playing with Rufus
because he doesn’t mind being the Nazi dinosaurs in the game
(apparently it’s World War II, dinosaur style). And bonus: he doesn’t steal the dinosaurs. Flashback: Kenny used to play with this kid LJ, but LJ started stealing Kenny’s dinosaurs a few at a time.
How does LJ trick Kenny?
How did LJ win the World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever? LJ tricked
Kenny to bury the dinosaur and after they left LJ went back and stole them
. You just studied 8 terms!
Why did Byron throw up and cry?
Byron gets sick after hitting the bird for a couple of reasons. He had just eaten “a bag and a half of Swedish Cremes and some green apples”, so he probably wasn’t feeling too well to begin with. But the real reason he begins to vomit is
because he is sickened by his own meanness
.
What is Byron’s reaction to the bird he killed?
Byron’s reaction here reveals that
he’s not just a bully; he’s not all bad
. He’s genuinely sorry to have killed a helpless creature, and to show it, he gives the bird a little funeral.
Why would Byron straighten his hair?
Byron’s best friend Buphead did his hair.
He got a “conk” (used chemicals) to dye it reddish brown
and made it straight, stiff and slick. Momma is unhappy with Byron because he used chemicals on his hair, which is bad for him. … Byron wanted a new hairdo and he wanted Mexican style hair.
