The Circuit / Old Man At The Bridge Test
What was the job of the soldier at the bridge?
Lookout for oncoming enemy troops to protect the city
Authors choose words for a certain reason. Why does the author mention three times "the old man was still there"
Repetition makes the reader see that the man is not going anywhere.
Why did the old man leave San Carlos?
The gunfire in his city might harm him
Which character in the story is telling the story?
The soldier
Ernest Hemingway is the author of the "Old Man At The Bridge"
True
Hemingway shows the horror of war without even depicting any bloodshed.
True
Hemingway was an "Army Medic"
True
The banks of the river are very steep; it is difficult for soldiers to climb them without proper boots. What does steep mean?
angled surface
What does Mr. Lema do that causes Panchito to feel dizzy?
asks him to read from an English book
"most resilient creature"
cat
How does Panchito feel about moving?
dislikes constantly moving from place to place
symbolic of hope.
dove
symbolizes innocent victims of war.
dove
"The Circuit" is a story about the narrator's...
experience as a migrant farm worker
It was Mama's idea to come to America...
false
Manuelito lives with Francisco
false
Roberto is the younger brother of Panchito
false
The Jimenez family is from Guadalajara.
false
has the same fate as the old man.
goat
What is the "constant thing" in Panchito's life?
his family
protagonist of the short story.
old man
persona of the short story.
soldier/narrator
When you cannot walk properly and are swaying from side to side, you are said to be _______________________________.
staggering
How do Panchito and Roberto react to the school bus?
they run away and hide
Panchito is the narrator of "The Circuit" short story.
true
Why does the old man not worry about the cat?
Cats take care of themselves
Who is crossing the bridge and why are they traveling?
Citizens // escaping the enemy
What religious holiday does the short story begins and ends on?
Easter
What does "contact" mean in the story?
Engaging in battle
"The Old Man At The Bridge" takes place during the Civil War.
False
Hemingway believes that war drives people to immorality and humanity.
False
The fact that the author uses the word "my" reveals to the reader that the story is written in _____________________ person.
First
What are "spectacles"?
Glasses
When the narrator spoke to the old man about the pigeon cage, what does this reveal about him?
He cares for the old man.
Why does the old man sit at the bridge without moving?
He is too tired to move
Why might the old man need good luck at the end of the story?
He needs luck because he is not moving away from the war zone and could die from artillery.
What does it mean that the old man spoke "dully"?
He was hard to understand
What is the old man worried about in the story?
His animals
"An old man with steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule- drawn carts staggered up the steep bank from the bridge with soldiers helping push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all and the peasants plodded along in the ankle deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving. He was too tired to go any farther" (Hemingway) According to the excerpt from Old Man At The Bridge, what literary device does Hemingway use to create the setting?
Imagery
What literary device is the author using when he describes the man's clothing as old, dusty, and grey?
Imagery
