The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez

Which sentence best describes the short story "The Circuit"?

• It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family members.

• It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.

• It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.

• It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.

Which sentence from "The Circuit" most helps the reader understand that Panchito likes to learn?

• We did not want to get in trouble for not going to schhol.

• I walked up to him and asked if he could help me with the new words.

• For the rest of the reading period I kept getting angrier and angrier at myself.

• Suddenly I felt even more the weight of the hours, days, weeks and months of work.

Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother

• Panchito gets to go to school.

• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

• Panchito starts to learn to an instrument.

The Circuit is an example of....

• an argumentative essay

• a narrative

• a persuasive essay

• figurative language

Which sentence best describes the short story "The Circuit"?

• It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family members.

• It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.

• It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.

• It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.

Which sentence from "The Circuit" most helps the reader understand that Panchito likes to learn?

• We did not want to get in trouble for not going to school.

• I walked up to him and asked if he could help me with the new words.

• For the rest of the reading period I kept getting angrier and angrier at myself.

• Suddenly I felt even more the weight of the hours, days, weeks and months of work.

Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother

• Panchito gets to go to school.

• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

• Panchito starts to learn to an instrument.

The Circuit is an example of....

• an argumentative essay

• a narrative

• a persuasive essay

• figurative language