The House of the Scorpion

Chapter 8: As Matt and Tam Lin are riding through the opium fields, Matt sees all the Farm laborers. What is different about the Farm laborers?

• They're all eejits.

• They're all from Scotland.

• They're shouting while they work.

• They're all robots.

While Matt is hiding in a closet, what does he discover?

• Secret passageways that run along the inside of the house.

• Maria calling her dog "Matt."

• The Alacrans poisoning Matt's food.

• All of Felicia's secret plans to take down the Alacran family.

What do Maria, Matt, and Tom actually see in the hospital room?

• Another clone of El Patron

• A tortured clone

• A secret passage

• Mr. MacGregor getting surgery

Who does the clone resemble the most?

• Matt/El Patron

• Maria

• Mr. Macgregor

• Rosa

What do we discover about Felicia and Tom?

• They are clones

• They are formerly eejits who used to work in the fields

• They are not related

• They are behind the scheme to get Matt and Maria to the hospital

In Chapter 13 "The Lotus Pond," what plan does Matt concoct to get Maria to talk to him?

• He plans to tell Emilia a lie so Maria can believe it.

• He plans to write her a beautiful song and play it on the piano

• He plans to kidnap Maria and write a ransom note

• He plans to kidnap Furball and write a ransom note

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.

Why are El Patron’s guards looking for Matt?

• They want Matt for a blood transfusion.

• They want Matt to say goodbye to El Patron.

• They want to harvest Matt's organs for El Patron.

• They want to get Matt to safety.

• They want Matt to play the Guitar for EL Patron.

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 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.