The Circuit—Learning the Game

Vocab

100

Meaning and part of speech: Hoe

Hoe Noun :

Dig with a tool with a flat blade

200

Meaning & part of speech-recitation

noun

The action of repeating something aloud from memory.

300

Meaning & part of speech-Conceal

Verb 

To keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed

400

Meaning of Circuit and part of speech

Noun

A roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place.

500

Meaning of frayed and part of speech

Adjective

Of a fabric, rope, or cord unraveled or worn at the edge.

Characters

100

How does Gabriel describe Diaz's personality and why.

Gabriel threw his hat on the ground and said angrily, "That Diaz is a coward."

He said this because Diaz threatened his family and would not fight him.  p 88

200

Who is Carlos and describe him.

1. He is the bully in Francisco's school (Pg. 81)

2. He wears a white T-shirt and tight Jeans (Pg. 81)

300

Who is Mr. Diaz in the chapter?

1. He is the contratista(Pg.84)

2. Runs the camp farm(Pg.84)

400

Name all the Characters that Francisco played the Game “kick-the-can”? And Why? Hint go to Pg. 81

He played it with Carlos and his younger brothers, Trampita, Torito, and Rubén. They played on school days when they had no homework, and on weekends, when Francisco was not too tired from working in the fields.

500

Describe Gabriel

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!!!

A hardworking bracero from Mexico who works on a strawberry farm with Francisco and his family

Key Questions

100

Describe what Francisco meant when he told himself, “One-hundred-thirty-two more days after tomorrow.”

He knows he will have to work in the fields with his family all summer. He will not be able to go back to school until then (pg 80-81)

200

What did Mr. Diaz tell Gabriel to do that led to Gabriel getting fired?

1. Pull the plow like an Ox (Pg. 88)

2. Gabriel refused (Pg. 88)

300

Explain why you think Francisco is in a bad mood on the last day of school?

1. Friend go to camp and vacation(Pg.80)

2. Jealous and work in fields(Pg.80)

400

How does Francisco explain his final game of kick-the-can?

After Carlos fires Gabriel, Francisco is troubled and has difficulty picking cotton.

His father explains that Díaz was wrong and will be punished, and that Gabriel “did what he had to do”.

Francisco plays his final game of kick-the-can and then never plays again.

(Pg.94)

500

What page did Gabriel believed that Papa was lucky?

Gabriel, believes that his father, Papa, is lucky, and this belief is explicitly stated on page 1

Francisco in this chapter

100

Describe Francisco

Francisco Jimenez: was a young boy who, with his family, experiences the  challenges of being migrant farmworkers in fields

200

What internal trait does Francisco show in Pg.90.

He showed that he was being brave for a friend when he said to Carlos, “If Manuelito doesn’t play, I won’t either…. If Manuelito doesn’t play, I won’t either.”

300

Why doesnt Francisco like playing kick the can, even though it is his favorite game?

He does not like playing the favorite game because Carlos was also there. He thinks Carlos is going to be mean. Pg 81

400

Why does Francisco like working with Gabriel?

                                               

 He enjoyed listening to him tell stories and talk about Mexico. Gabriel was as proud of being from the state of Morelos as his father was about being from Jalisco.

 (Pg 87)

                                   

    

500

How did Francisco felt when Gabriel and Mr. Diaz almost fight?

He felt scared. He had not seen men fight before. His mouth felt dry and his hands and legs began to shake.