House of the Scorpion

1. During his first six years of life, Matt lives in an isolated little house

• in Aztlan

• in the poppy fields

• in an oasis

• near the eejit pens

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Matt is different from other clones because

• everyone accepts him as human

• he will never be used for transplants

• his mind was not destroyed at birth

• he is allowed to leave the estate

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Rosa's final hateful act toward Matt was

• refusing to give him food

• forcing him to live in sawdust

• forcing him to use a bucket to use the bathroom

• putting him on display before the other children

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Tom retaliates against Matt for throwing the wormy orange at him by

• throwing darts at him

• bringing Maria to watch him

• forcing him to eat the orange

• shooting him with a pea shooter

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____________ first plants the idea in Matt's mind that he can choose between good and evil by comparing El Patrón to a tree with “twisted” branches that “shadowed over the whole forest.”

• Celia

• Chacho

• El Patron

• Tam Lin

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Matt reveals his tendency to behave like El Patrón by

• telling Celia he hates her

• demanding a kiss from Maria

• tricking Tom into hurting Furball

• forcing Tam Lin to bow before him

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Felicia tricks Matt into going to the hospital by

• telling him Maria wants to see him

• telling him El Patron has sent for him

• promising to reveal the secret of clones

• telling him there's something he needs to see

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Everyone believes Matt killed Furball because

• the dog is found in his backpack

• he is discovered burying the dog

• he told Tam Lin he intended to do so

• his fingerprints are on the laudanum bottle

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When Matt goes alone to the oasis after Tam Lin's departure with El Patrón, he

• discovers Celia hiding there

• realizes Tam Lin will soon die

• believes Tam Lin will soon rejoin him

• discovers Tam Lin's note and a chest of supplies

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The priest at El Viejo's funeral calls Matt a/an

• eejit

• vicious wolf

• unclean creature

• unbaptized limb of Satan

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