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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of The Circuit?
School is important and we all need an education.
Music education is important for kids to be successful in life.
The life of migrant farm workers is hard because they are constantly moving.
Cardboard boxes are necessary for moving even if they make people upset.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How would you describe the work Panchito does in the fields?
interesting
easy
scary
exhausting
- 3. Multiple Choice
At the end of The Circuit, what do the cardboard boxes mean to Panchito?
He will have to stop going to school and move again.
He has not been working hard enough in the fields.
It is Roberto's turn to go to school
The officials have found out that Roberto does not go to school.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the one sure and constant thing in Panchito's life?
the family's home
Papa's black jalopy
the school bus
his teachers
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which event happened first in The Circuit?
Panchito starts to learn to play an instrument.
Panchito gets to go to school.
Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.
Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What event causes Panchito to hide during recess and read to himself?
He did not read during class and was angry with himself.
His brother wanted him to learn a story and tell it to him later.
His teacher yelled at him during class and made him feel bad.
The other kids were not letting him be part of their games.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did the author write this passage about his father?
When he finally chose the "Carcanchita," he checked it thoroughly before driving it out of the car lot. He examined every inch of the car.
To persuade people to buy used cars.
To reflect on memories of the first car his family owned.
To entertain us with a funny name for a car.
To inform the reader of how careful his father was.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the author's purpose in writing this passage?
Slowly I began to recover. I poured water over my face and neck and watched the dirty water run down my arms to the ground.
To inform the reader that it is hot out.
To reflect on a time that he was working in the fields.
To persuade the reader to believe that working in the fields is hard.
To entertain us with a story about an old injury.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why does the iron pot mean so much to Panchito's mother?
She believes it makes food taste better.
She can use it to carry goods as well as for cooking.
It remains the same no matter where the family goes.
Her mother gave the iron pot to her.
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the story, why does Panchito ask for help with his English?
He wants the other students to like him.
He wants to do his best in school.
He wants to get a job.
He wants to be smarter than his brother.
- 11. Multiple Choice
From whose point of view is the story The Circuit told?
Father's
Panchito's
Roberto's
Mr. Lima's
- 12. Multiple Choice
What point of view is The Circuit written in?
First person
Third person
- 13. Multiple Choice
An old worn-down car would be considered to be a...
sharecropper
bracero
labor
jalopy
- 14. Multiple Choice
To pull or stretch by force it to....
strain
murmur
labor
gasp
- 15. Multiple Choice
To speak softly or quietly is to....
savor
labor
murmur
gasp
- 16. Multiple Choice
(Complete the sentence) The Mexican migrant workers were sometimes housed in ___________ camps near their field work.
savor
bracero
sharecropper
labor
- 17. Multiple Choice
(Complete the sentence) Due to the lack of oxygen in the rocket, the astronaut began to _____________ for air.
murmur
gasp
strain
savor
- 18. Multiple Choice
(Complete the sentence) Cole said, "I am going to _______________ every last bit of this delicious chocolate chip cookie."
murmur
savor
gasp
labor
- 19. Multiple Choice
(Complete the sentence) The __________________ worked in hot conditions during the summer months picking strawberries for Ito the sharecropper. (select all that apply)
braceros
laborers
migrant workers
jalopies
- 20. Multiple Choice
A farmer who farms another person's property in exchange for a share in the crops is called a....
laborer
sharecropper
migrant worker
bracero
- 21. Multiple Choice
The teacher instructed the students to put the story events in ______________ order.
alphabetical
labor
period
sequential
- 22. Multiple Choice
Internal or external conflict?
Panchito felt bad that his brother Roberto had to work in the field, so he didn't make eye contact with him at the breakfast table.
internal conflict
external conflict
- 23. Multiple Choice
Internal or external conflict? Panchito was excited to tell his family about the trumpet lessons, but came home and saw them packing their belongings in the cardboard boxes.
internal conflict
external conflict
- 24. Multiple Choice
Internal or external conflict? Panchito and Roberto have to hide from the school bus.
internal conflict
external conflict
- 25. Multiple Choice
Internal or external conflict? “The thought of having to move to Fresno and knowing what was in store for me there brought tears to my eyes.”
internal conflict
external conflict
- 26. Multiple Choice
The shack, the strawberry fields, and the school are all examples of the.....
story sequence
setting
conflict
secondary characters
- 27. Multiple Choice
Identify the words in green in this sentence: "The Circuit is the story of a migrant family."
Complete subject
Complete predicate
Simple subject
simple predicate
- 28. Multiple Choice
Identify the words in green in this sentence:: "Panchito and Roberto hid from the passing school bus."
complete subject
complete predicate
simple predicate
- 29. Multiple Choice
Identify the word in green in this sentence: "Strawberry picking is a difficult task."
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
- 30. Multiple Choice
Identify the word in green in this sentence: "Roberto saw the school bus driver."
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
- 31. Multiple Choice
Identify the word in green in this sentence:: "Mama made chili con carne as a special meal."
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
- 32. Multiple Choice
Identify the words in green in this sentence: "I heard Mr. Lema play las corridos."
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
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