Love that Dog April

Why did Jack write a letter to Walter Dean Myers?

• Jack likes his poems.

• Jack wanted to know if he would write any more poems.

• Jack wants to share his poetry with him.

• Jack wanted to let him know that the entire class loves his poetry.

What did Jack ask Walter Dean Myers to do?

• write more poems about dogs

• Visit his school

• send a poem to Jack

• to send Jack an autograph copy of his poetry book

How long did Jack's teacher say it could take for Walter Dean Myers to write back to Jack

• a few days

• a few years

• a few months

• a few decades

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Why do you think that Jack enjoyed Walter Dean Myers poem, "Love that Boy."

• Because he can relate to the poem.

• Because he likes how the poem rhymes.

• Because he likes that the poem is about dogs.

• Because he likes how the poem is structured with stanzas and lines.

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Why do you think Jack wants to forget about the letter that he wrote to Walter Dean Myers.

• Because Jack thinks when he writes back the letter will be boring.

• Because Jack doesn't care if he writes back to him.

• Because Jack is afraid that he might not like his letter.

• Because he might not write back to Jack.

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What did Jack mean when he stated, "when you think about it and think about it until your brain feels like a squashed pea."

• this makes him very angry to think about it

• this is very stressful to think about

• this makes him happy to think about it

• this makes him scared thinking about it

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