The Circuit

The title of "The Circuit" is referring to...

• an electrical connection

• the family's travels as migrant workers

• a mystical connection among the family members

• going around and around in a circle

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Roberto

• Papa

• Mr. Lema

• Panchito

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does Panchito feel when the school bus stops in front of the school?

• He feels angry that he is late.

• He feels proud of his new backpack.

• He is very nervous.

• He feels relieved to hear someone speak English.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The boys must hide from the school bus because

• They will get in trouble for not attending school

• Some of the students do not like them

• The principal is looking for them

• They are afraid of going to school

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the tone of the scene as Panchito joins his father and Roberto at breakfast before going to school?

• The tone is happy because Panchito's brother is not returning to school.

• The tone is sad because Roberto is not going to school.

• The tone is angry because Panchito's father is making his sons go to school.

• The one is angry because Panchito has not graduated.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator's happiness about learning to play the trumpet and speak English ends suddenly because

• He does not know how to play it properly

• He must move to a new place again

• His parents will not let him play it

• His parents cannot afford a trumpet

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The narrator's main conflict is between his desire to

• Stay in one place and his family's need to move

• Leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California

• Leave his family and the family's need of his work

• Play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on the details in this excerpt, you can infer that Panchito

• does not enjoy moving from place to place

• enjoys moving with his family during harvests

• feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father

• wants to be a farmer when he grows up

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Overall, the author's tone can best be described as

• Happy towards the characters and pleased with events

• Affectionate towards the characters but sad about the events

• Angry toward the characters and resentful about events

• Neutral toward the characters and bitter about events

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The family's life is best described as

• easy

• comfortable

• middle class

• difficult

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2