Review of Chapters 1-13 in The Stars Beneath Our Feet

In chapter one, we learn it is Christmastime but the main character, Lolly, is not feeling the holiday happiness he usually does because....

• He is upset that his Lego sets got taken apart.

• He is upset that he is late buying his gifts for his family.

• He is upset because his brother Jermaine passed away.

• He is upset that he didn't get the job he applied for at the store.

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In chapter 2, Lolly shares that he loves Legos. Based on text evidence, why does Lolly love Legos so much?

Select all answers that are true below.

• Legos are a creative outlet for him when he is upset or stressed.

• Legos are a required art credit for the after school program and so he has to build things.

• Legos have blueprints that he can follow and they make sense even when life is challenging and does not make sense.

• Legos are a way for Lolly ease his mind during his time of grief over his brother and his dad and mom splitting up.

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Select all that are true about Steve Jenkins....

• Steve is Lolly's best friend from the Dominican Republic who plays the violin.

• Steve was Lolly's brother Jermaine's best friend since they were kids and he still cares about the family even though Jermaine has passed away.

• Steve is a successful architect and is known for his building design creativity and this is why he gets along with Lolly.

• Steve makes sounds/music for tv shows and movies and he brought books to Lolly and Vega as gifts to encourage them to stay focused.

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In chapter 3, we meet Rockit and he gave Lolly a gift. Select all the answers that are true about the gift.

• Lolly got a new gaming system that Rockit said was from Jermaine.

• Lolly's mom is upset that Rockit gave Lolly the gift.

• Lolly is upse that there is no note inside the gift from his brother.

• Lolly gets along with Rockit but Lolly's mom seems to be upset with Rockit and wants him to stay away.

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Chapter 4: Make an inference about how Lolly feels about Yvonne's gift of Legos.

• He doesn't care about them.

• He's mad that she gave him those instead of something else.

• He is so excited to add them to his collection.

• He's sad because Legos remind him of Jermaine.

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Chapter 4: What does Lolly's mom tell him about his new phone?

• Don't use it in the streets for the whole hood to see.

• It has the latest camera technology and he will enjoy taking pictures.

• Use it whenever he wants and have fun.

• Don't even think about bringing it to school because education matters.

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Chapter 5: Infer: Why is Vega conflicted about where to wear his new coat?

• Because it's a fancy coat and should only be worn

  to fancy places

• Because it might get damaged or stolen if he wears it around the neighborhood

• Because it's an embarrassing pattern and he doesn't want to get made fun of

• Because it's the wrong color

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Chapter 5: After Lolly took his Lego sets apart and Yvonne brought him the big bags of Legos,

what does Lolly start building in the apartment with the Legos?

• A house

• A building

• A castle

• A tower

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Chapter 5: Who is following Lolly and Vega on their way to the afterschool program?

• Vega's cousin visiting from Dominican Republic.

• Tisha, a girl from the neighborhood who likes Freddy

• Sunnyshyne who attended the after school program too

• The two boys from the gang in the neighborhood who followed Lolly on Christmas Eve

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Chapter 6: Infer: What is the MAIN resason that Lolly does NOT want to talk to Mr. Ali?

• He thinks Mr. Ali looks weird.

• He doesn't want to talk about his feelings.

• He doesn't get along with Mr. Ali.

• He'd rather be working on his Legos.

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