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.

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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.

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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

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Who does the clone resemble the most?

• Matt/El Patron

• Maria

• Mr. Macgregor

• Rosa

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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