The House of the Scorpion

Where do the children take Matt when he gets injured?

• to the opium fields

• to the city

• to the caves

• to the Big House

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What is discovered on the bottom of Matt's foot?

• writing that says "Property of the Alacran Estate"

• a tattoo of a scorpion

• bones that are made from metal

• scars from previous beatings

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Who comes to visit Matt the first night he is imprisioned?

• Celia

• Maria

• Tom

• Mr. Alacran

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What does Rosa do to the cell that Matt is being kept in?

• Builds a barrier and fills it with sawdust like a hen house.

• Puts a bed and a chair in it to make him feel more comfortable.

• Refuses to clean it so Matt will continue to be sick.

• Fills it with bright lights because he's afraid of the dark.

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Why doesn't Matt willingly come to Celia when she and Maria visit him in his cell?

• He doesn't believe that she's really there.

• She is the one who locked him in the room.

• He doesn't want her to see him living in that condition.

• He doesn't recognize her.

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Who is Celia?

• A valuable clone

• Matt's mother

• Matt's loving caretaker

• Matt's sister

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Who is Matt taken to go see in Chapter 6?

• Matteo Alacran

  (El Patron)

• Celia

• Mr. Alacran

• Gustavo Alacran

  (El Viejo)

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In Chapter 6, what strict instructions does El Patron give the family and staff before he leaves? (Check all that apply)

• Matt is to be educated

• Matt is not to be mistreated

• Matt is not to be told he is a clone.

• Matt is in charge of the Alacran Estate

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In ch. 14, it is mentioned why Celia was brought to work for El Patron? What is the reason?

• She was a great mother so she would take care of his kids

• She was an attractive woman and El Patron wanted to marry her

• She was a great cook and from his hometown

• She was a curandera and could heal him and his family

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Why does Tam Lin take Matt to a secret oasis spot?

• Tam Lin wanted Matt to see the eejits

• Tam Lin didn't want to be spied on.

• Matt wanted to ride a Safe Horse.

• Tam Lin wanted to tell Matt that Tom was a "filthy little pustule."

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