The Circuit
The narrator and main character of The Circuit.
Who is Panchito/Francisco?
This term describes the universal message of a piece of literature.
What is theme?
The narrator and author or "Names/Nombres."
Who is Julia Alvarez?
This is the school that white students in the play attend.
What is Westminster School?
La migra
What is immigration police?
Francisco has a collection of these.
What are pennies?
During this poem, the speaker is experiencing his first one.
What is a date?
This describes how Julia's mother felt when the other women asked what she named her newborn daughter.
What is embarrassed?
This is the school Mexican-American students must attend in the play.
What is Hoover School?
La frontera
This is where Roberto claims they "sweep the streets with money"
What is California?
The speaker of the poem uses this to pay for his date's candy.
What is an orange?
Julia Alvarez's main point is that this is important to people.
What is a name?
This term describes the separation of people based on their race or ethnicity.
What is segregation?
Paisano
What is countryman/brother?
Panchito had to memorize this document for his class.
What is the preamble of the Declaration of Independence?
"Fog hanging like old coats between trees" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
Julia and her family emigrated from this country.
What is the Dominican Republic?
This is the main conflict of the play.
What is school segregation and discrimination against Mexican-Americans?
Braceros
What are workers?
This is what the family promises to do when Torito gets sick.
What is pray for one year?
This term describes the attitude or feelings of the author.
What is tone?
The genre of "Names/Nombres," as depicted by the author's personal thoughts and feelings.
What is a personal essay?
This character is the Superintendent of Westminster School and attempts to justify the segregation of the schools.
Who is Mr. Harris?
La curandera
What is the healer?