"Christmas, 1970" by Sandra M. Castillo-StudySync Vol 1 Page 461

Read lines 1-14 from "Christmas, 1970," then answer the questions.

We assemble the silver tree,

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2

our translated lives

3

its luminous branches,

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numbered to fit into its body

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place its metallic roots

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7

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10

11

to decorate our first Christmas.

Mother finds herself

opening, closing the Red Cross box

she will carry into 1976

like an unwanted door prize,

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13

14

a timepiece, a stubborn fact,

an emblem of exile measuring our days,

marked by the moment of our departure,

our lives no longer arranged.