The Circuit: Chapters 1-3 Test

What is the setting of The Circuit at the beginning of the first chapter, Under the Wire?

• California

• Mexicali

• El Rancho Blanco

Describe the economic status of the Jimenez family.

• Middle Class

• Impoverished

• Wealthy

From which television character does Roberto get his idea of California?

• Cantinflas

• El Rancho Blanco

• Fito

How much money does the Jimenez family have after paying the woman to transport them from La Frontera to the labor camp?

• $7

• $100

• $200

The "Noon Train" conductor drops a brown bag filled with which items for Roberto and Francisco?

• meat and potatoes

• Fresh vegetables and milk

• Fruit and candy

What is the English translation for Soledad and what does it symbolize?

• Ready; the author's attitude toward the main character.

• Loneliness; Francisco's emotion when his family leaves to work.

• Alone; Roberto's idea of manual labor.

What crop is the Jimenez family harvesting for $0.03/lb?

• Strawberries

• Lettuce

• Cotton

Approximately how old are Roberto and Francisco?

• 8; 12

• 21; 19

• 15; 2

What is Francisco's job while the rest of the family picks cotton?

• picking cotton

• standing on the roof of the car

• primary caretaker for his younger brother

Fransisco realizes picking cotton is not easy, which simile best describes the process?

• "The tree branches broke and he fell."

• "The shell's sharp prongs scratched my hands like cat's claws."

• The car's roof was as strong as a horses back."