A Movie in My Pillow

How did Jorge feel when he first left El Salvador?

• sad

• eager

• afraid

• relieved

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is one reason why the author includes the poems “Soup of Stars” and “With the War”?

• to explain how El Salvador looked

• to explain what kids in El Salvador did for fun

• to show what the houses in El Salvador were made of

• to show what was difficult about living in El Salvador

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why does the speaker repeat the word yo-yo in the poem “Yo-yo”?

• to show that he even played yo-yo at school

• to highlight the benefits of playing with a yo-yo

• to highlight that the yo-yo has taken over his life

• to make it clear that the subject of the poem is a yo-yo

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does Jorge represent his grandmother in the poems? *

• as someone who teaches him about Salvadoran culture

• as someone who teaches him about the politics of El Salvador

• as someone who shows him how to play Salvadoran games

• as someone who shows him how to listen for the sounds of nature

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2