House of the Scorpion

How does Maria plan to help Matt escape?

• She wants Matt to hide in the secret passages until El Patron dies.

• She wants Matt to cross into the US.

• She wants Matt to cross into Aztlan.

• She wants Matt to pretend to be an eejit servant.

• She wants Matt to hide at the Oasis.

What happened to El Patron that disrupted the wedding?

• He fell on the wedding cake.

• He had a heart attack.

• He threw up on the bride.

• He got angry and made a big scene.

• He fell asleep during his toast.

What does Matt reveal to Maria?

• That Maria's father killed Maria's mother.

• That Maria's mother, Esperanza, is still alive in California.

• That El Patron is Maria's real father.

• That McGregor is Maria's real father.

• That Esperanza is a famous circus clown.

Celia tells the doctors they cannot use Matt's heart for El Patron because she has been giving him arsenic.

• True

• False

How much should you be reading in your own choice novel (or House of Scorpion) each night in this class?

• Whatever.

• 20-30 seconds

• 20-30 minutes

• 20-30 hours

Why did Eduardo the scientist NOT blunt the embryo’s intelligence in chapter 1?

• Because it was a clone of El Patron

• Because it was against the law

• Because he didn’t want to

• Because he felt affection for him

What would happen to Eduardo the scientist if the embryos all died in chapter 1?

• He would be fired and sent to The Farms

• He would be sent to jail

• He would be killed

• He would be fired

Where do Matt and Celia live together?

• In the Big House

• In a little house in the poppy fields

• In Opium

• In an apartment that is part of the Big House

What is tattooed on the bottom of Matt’s foot?

• “Matteo Alacran”

• Matt’s date of birth

• “If found, return to Celia Mendez”

• “Property of the Alacran Estate”

What is the primary setting of 'House of the Scorpion'?

• A) A futuristic society in Mexico

• B) A dystopian world in the United States

• C) A fantasy land in Europe

• D) A historical village in Africa