"The Circuit" Quiz Review

1. Why does Francisco's family move so much?

• They enjoy traveling.

• They travel with the Circus.

• They are migrant farm workers.

• They are avoiding paying bills.

2. Which would you savor on a very cold day?

• a warm drink

• a sweaty shirt

• ice cream

• new shoes

3.  

Sometimes we put story events in __________ order, telling what happened first, next, and last.

• gasping

• labor

• period

• sequential

4. If you do something hesitantly, you are_____

• being careful and cautious

• listening carefully

• thinking about something else

• not paying attention

5. What time of year does the story start?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

6. Which word best describes an old rusty car?

• sequential

• jalopy

• station wagon

• corvette

7. In which part of the text can you find the exposition?

• the middle

• the climax

• the end

• the beginning

8. In which part of the story can you find the resolution?

• the beginning

• the end

• the middle

• the rising action

9. What would make a good central idea for "The Circuit"?

• Francisco's family frequently moves to find work, and when Francisco returns home to share news of trumpet lessons, he finds the family is moving again.

• Perseverance is an important value when life is difficult.

• Fransciso's family moves frequently for work. They are migrant workers. Fransisco befriends his teacher, who offers to provide trumpet lessons. Fransisco returns home to discover that his family is moving.

• D. Sacrificing ones needs to benefit others is both honorable and rewarding.

10. What would be the best theme for "The Circuit"?

• Difficulties can be overcome with perseverance.

• Don't get too comfortable in your surroundings.

• Mr. Lema shouldn't have given away the trumpet.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.