The Circuit Chapter 9

Why does Panchito hate to move?

• He has to start all over again.

• He hates packing.

• He doesn't like to go to school.

• He doesn't like to sleep outside.

The Circuit is an example of....

• an argumentative essay

• a narrative

• a persuasive essay

• figurative language

Panchito is...

• the main character and narrator of the story

• the oldest brother in the story

• the youngest sibling of the story

• the owner of the vineyard.

The textual evidence, "...a big white house with a fence around it," describes

• Mr. Lema's classroom

• Panchito's shack back in Mexico

• the school

• Sullivan's house

The following textual evidence, "I opened the front door to the shack, I stopped. Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes" (paragraph 5) shows

• Panchito's family lives on a farm.

• Panchito was an only child.

• Panchito was about to move.

• Panchito was packed for a family vacation.

The book states, "At sunset we drove into a labor camp near Fresno." Which word below is another word for labor

• summer

• day

• car

• work

Internal Conflict or External Conflict?

Panchito is nervous about going to school

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Why was Panchito nervous to speak up at school?

• He lost his voice due to illness

• He did not speak any English

• He hadn't heard English in a while and had to think about it

• He was shy

At the end of the story it states, "That day I could hardly wait to get home," (paragraph 34), shows that

• Panchito was excited to move

• Panchito was excited to tell his mom and dad about playing the trumpet

• Panchito was running from the school bus

• Panchito moves a lot

Panchito's parents do not send him to school until November because

• the weather is too hot.
• they do not think he can learn.
• they need his help in earning money.
• they believe that school is a waste of time.