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Gave his drawing to Curtis
Francisco / Panchito
Passed Roberto and Francisco and dropped a bag of fruit and candy
The train conductor
"City" where the family lived which was not really a city
Tent City
Crops harvested by the Jimenez Family
cotton, strawberries, grapes
Almost dies from a burst appendix
Torito
Cracked eggs on Panchito's baby brother
Dona Maria the curandera or witch doctor
Made a poor choice trying to warm his hands in the cold
Francisco or Panchito
Was going to teach Panchito how to fish but suddenly moved away
Miguelito
Who were El Perico and Catarina?
The parrot and the cat
Was going to teach Panchito how to play the trumpet
Mr. Lema his 6th grade teacher
stood up for himself but ended up getting fired and deported
killed the parrot
Papa
Principal who gave Francisco a green jacket
Mr. Sims
Miss Scalapino
Panchito's first grade friend who spoke Spanish with him
Arthur
Bully who ordered them around while they played "kick the can"
Carlos
Nickname the family gave to their old car
Carcachita
The mean contractor who fired Gabriel
Mr. Diaz
The owner of the grape vineyards who gave the family work all season long.
Mr. Sullivan
Mama
Panchito wanted him to play but Carlos wouldn't let him
Manuelito
Panchito's least favorite class
Math
Why is the book called "The Circuit"?
The follow the crops
In what kind of environments did the family usually live? What served as their "home" most of the time.
a garage or tent
What did Panchito want to do instead of harvesting crops?
He wanted to go to school