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Edwin Sanchez, Pops

Edwin Sanchez, Pops

Read Pops and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What did Pops do when he came home late from work?

He would drink a few bottles of beer and fall asleep on the couch.

He would leave again immediately to go to Mass.

He would sneak Tomás out of bed and watch I Love Lucy reruns with him.

He would eat his cold plate of food while listening to “La Bamba” over and over on his tape deck.

2. What happened between Tomás and Pops the night before Pops died?

Tomás skipped school and, after receiving a phone call from the principal, his father threatened to throw him out if he didn’t shape up.

Tomás caught him stealing from his mother and they got into a fight.

Tomás told his father that he embarrassed him when he kissed him goodbye at school.

Tomás made fun of him for laughing at a television show that he had seen many times.

3. What was Pops’s occupation?

busboy

accountant

teacher

custodian

4. Where did Pops work?

World Trade Center

Diego’s

Billy’s Diner

Central Park

5. What did Tomás do at Pops’s wake?

He hid under the table holding the coffin and refused to come out.

He punched the priest.

He imitated Lucy until everyone was laughing.

He held the crowd by telling funny stories about Pops.