The House of the Scorpion Ch. 1-5

Ch. 1: Why was Eduardo afraid of failing to grow the cells?

• He'd be sent to the Farms.

• He wouldn't have a baby with his wife, Anna.

• Lisa, the other technician, told him he's a "Matteo Alacran".

• He would be killed.

Ch. 1: How old are the frozen cells?

• Over a hundred years old

• Fifty years old

• Ten years old

• Only a few hours old

Ch. 1: Where were the embryos placed in order to grow?

• In cows

• In eejits

• In ovens

• In implants

Ch. 1: How many embryos survived?

• Only one

• Fifteen

• Thirty-six

• None of them survived

Ch. 1: Why was Matt not given the implant that would blunt his intelligence?

• He was a Matteo Alacran; they are always left intact.

• He was already an eejit.

• All clones are left intact.

• Infants born from the cows are always left intact.

Ch. 2: What type of fields are outside of Matt's house?

• poppy fields

• wheat fields

• grass fields

• meadows

Ch. 2: Why did Matt get angry with Celia when she had to go to work?

• Because he didn't want to be left alone

• Because he wouldn't have any food

• Because he didn't want to see the doctor

• Because he wanted her to meet the kids that came to visit

Ch. 2: What did Celia not want Matt to call her, and WHY?

• She didn't want him to call her "mama" because she wasn't his real mother.

• She didn't want him to call her "mama" because she doesn't want anyone to know she has a kid.

• She didn't want him to call her "mama".

• She didn't want him to call her "Celia" because she was his real mother.

Ch. 2: Where does Celia work?

• The Big House

• The Poppy Fields

• The Farms

• The Cloning Lab

Ch. 2: What did Matt see outside his house that made him break his promise to never be seen?

• A boy and a girl

• horses

• poppy fields

• Pedro el Conejo