The Circuit

Multiple Choice

 What is Ito's occupation?

• A) Waiter

• B) Sharecropper

• C) Farmer

• D) Doctor

Multiple Choice

 Where is the best picker from?

• A) Jalisco

• B) California

• C) Texas

• D) New York

Multiple Choice

What were the workers mostly called?

• A) Bosses

• B) Farmers

• C) Braceros

• D) Doctors

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 How many days a week did the narrator work?

• A) 5

• B) 6

• C) 7

• D) 10

Multiple Choice

What language did Ito use to signal the workers to go home?

• A) English

• B) Spanish

• C) French

• D) Chinese

Multiple Choice

1. What was the name of Papá's car?

 

•   A) Carcanchita

    

•  B) Black Plymouth

     

• C) Car Trouble

•    D) Parrot

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2. How did Roberto feel on the car journey home?

•    A) Happy

    

•  B) Sad

     

• C) Annoyed

     

• D) Excited

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3. What did the narrator feel when they saw their belongings packed in boxes?

 

•   A) Relief

    

•  B) Sadness

    

•  C) Happiness

•    D) Surprise

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4. Why did Papá insist on knowing the original owner of the car?

•    A) To buy a new car

    

•  B) To check for car trouble

    

•  C) Out of curiosity

    

•  D) To find a blue necktie

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5. What was the narrator's initial reaction to the move to Fresno?

  

•  A) Excitement

     

• B) Happiness

    

•  C) Anger

    

• D) Unease

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6. How did the little brothers and sisters react to the move?

   

• A) They were scared

   

•   B) They found it exciting

   

•   C) They were sad

     

• D) They were annoyed

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7. How did Papá feel about his car, the Carcanchita?

  

•  A) Ashamed

     

• B) Proud

     

• C) Annoyed

     

• D) Disappointed

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8. What time did Papá wake everyone up on the morning of the move?

 

•   A) 6 o'clock

    

•  B) 7 o'clock

    

•  C) 5 o'clock

   

•   D) 4 o'clock

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9. How did Papá secure the mattress onto the car?

 

•   A) He tied it with ropes

•    B) He placed it inside the car

    

•  C) He left it behind

    

•  D) He threw it away

Multiple Choice

What is the antonym for 'powerful'?

  

• Frail
• Feeble
• Sturdy
• Weak

Multiple Choice

All of us then climbed in. Papá sighed, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said

wearily: “Es todo ." Wearily " means:

• with excitement and energy
• with physical or mental fatigue or exhaustion
• quickly and efficiently
• calmly and peacefully

Multiple Choice

" When he finally chose the Carcanchita, he checked it thoroughly before driving it out of the car lot ". When you check things thoroughly, you might_____

• examine it closely or carefully
• ignore it completely
• glance at it briefly
• overlook important details

Multiple Choice

" As we drove away, I felt a lump in my throat. I turned around

and looked at our little shack for the last time."

" To feel a lump in someone's throat" means

• Experiencing strong emotions
• Having a sore throat
• Feeling hungry
• Experiencing a headache

Multiple Choice

Can you describe the narrator's experience on their first day of sixth grade?

• A) He enjoyed it and made many new friends

• D) He felt confident and ready for the challenge

• B) He was nervous and wished he was picking cotton with his family

• C) He found it boring and wanted to go back to sleep

Multiple Choice

What were the narrator's emotions when he struggled to read in front of the class?

• A) Sad and upset

• B) Angry and frustrated

• C) Relieved and happy

• D) Excited and proud

Multiple Choice

What do you believe the narrator will learn from Mr. Lema in the coming days?

• A) About plants and animals

• B) About different countries

• C) About grammar and literature

• D) About historical events

Multiple Choice

Why did the narrator struggle to speak English when he first started school?

• A) He forgot how to speak English

• B) He was nervous and overwhelmed

• C) He did not like the English language

• D) He wanted to speak Spanish instead

Multiple Choice

What did Mr. Lema ask the narrator to read in the classroom?

• A) A science textbook

• B) A history book

• C) An English book

• D) A math workbook

Multiple Choice

Here comes the school bus,” he whispered loudly in alarm. Instinctively, Roberto and I ran and hid in the vineyards. We did not want to get in trouble for not going to school.

" Instinctively " means:

• Acting on natural impulse without thinking
• Acting on instinct with hesitation
• Acting on artificial impulse without thinking
• Acting on natural impulse with careful planning

Multiple Choice

When I heard this, I felt my

blood rushes to my head;

When you feel blood rush to your head, you likely________

• feel a sudden burst of energy
• experience dizziness or lightheadedness
• smell a strong scent of flowers
• hear a loud ringing in your ears