The Circuit Comprehension Check

What does circuit mean?

• a circular path
• a job
• a map
• a type of crop

What kind of work does Panchito's family do?

• migrant farm workers
• movers
• carnival workers
• sharecroppers

Why does the family move at the beginning of the story?

• because strawberry season is over
• because their lease is up on their house
• because Panchito's farmer lost his job
• because they are moving closer to family

What is the last thing to be packed into the car?

• Mama's pot
• the mattress
• books
• the sister's clothes

What is the new crop they pick after they move?

• grapes
• cotton
• tomatoes
• corn

Based on Panchito's description of picking crop the day after he moves, what seems to be the most difficult thing about it?

• the weather/heat
• the long hours
• how heavy the crop is
• the difficulty with picking the crop

Why does Papa' warn his sons that the school bus is coming when they are picking grapes?

• so they are not caught missing school
• so they do not miss the bus
• so their friends on the bus don't see them
• so the bus does not hit them

Why is Panchito dizzy during his reading period at school?

• because he can not read English
• because he didn't understand what his teacher asked him
• because he was so excited about school
• because none of the other kids like him in his class

Who befriends Panchito at school?

• his teacher
• his librarian
• his lab partner
• the student who sits behind him

Which of these sentences best describes our short story "The Circuit"?

• It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.
• It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family.
• It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.
• It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.