House of the Scorpion

What injury did Matt receive when he smashed out a window and leaped outside to see the other children?

• a pustule
• a tattoo
• a slice on his foot
• a concussion

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How old is El Patron?

• 290
• 143
• 70
• 1000+

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Where is the story set?

• The story is set in the country of Opium, a strip of land between Mexico (now called Aztlán), and the United States.
• The story is set in the country of United States 2000 years in the future.
• The story is set in make believe country of Aztlán.
• The story is set in Norway's fiords.

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Why did Lisa, a senior technician, prevent Eduardo from putting the implant into the Matteo Alacran embryo?

• It was a human
• a.  It was going to become El Patron` clone
• a.  She didn’t want it to become an eejit
• a.  She thought damaging it was wrong

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Why did Matt hide each day while Celia was away at work?

• He was terrified of being alone
• a.  Celia wasn’t supposed to have any children
• a.  No one was supposed to know he existed 
• a.  Clones carried diseases and they didn’t want him infecting others

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Clones were generally

• Turned in to eejits
• Died
• Treated well and respected
• Utopian

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Why did Matt ultimately select Tam Lin as his body guard?

• He thought his ears were funny-looking
• Matt thought he had kind eyes and seemed trustworthy
• Matt knew Tam Lin didn’t trust El` Patron
• Daft Donald couldn’t speak and Matt wanted to talk

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Maria ______ over the loss of Furball.

•  Antagonized
•  Lavishly
• Mulishly
•  Agonized

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What did Matt and Tam Lin find in the poppy fields that made Matt realize eejits were “created”?

•  A dead worker
•  A horse
•  Furball
•  An oasis

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Why did Tam Lin take Matt to the oasis for a picnic?

•  He needed a vacation
• So they could really talk, he felt spied on in the house
• He wanted to teach him about eejits
•  To fight

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