WorksheetsThe House of The Scorpion Week 1 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where are the embryos grown/implanted?
inside of a rabbit
inside of a crib
inside of a cow
inside of a dog
Who is Celia?
A valuable clone
Matt's mother
Matt's loving caretaker
Matt's sister
What can you infer based on this sentence at the end of chapter 1?:
"Don't fix that one," said Lisa, hastily catching his arm. "It's a Matteo Alacran, Thhey are always left in tact."
Matteo is the least valued clone
Matteo is very unique because he is the only clone that exists.
There is more than one copy of Matteo
Noone has even seem a Matteo clone
Which item does Matt know from books and looking out his window?
dogs
lions
horses
doctors
Which character is portrayed as inconsiderate?
Matt
Celia
Maria
Tom
How does Matt react to the children?
At first he is angry, but he then forgives them.
At first he is confused, but then he is thankful they have come to rescue him
At first he is frightened, but he later is curious about their company.
At first he is frightened, and he then becomes enraged.
Which character does Matt find to be most likable?
Steven
Amelia
Mike
Maria
What are the people in Eduardo's lab doing?
cloning humans from cells
slaughtering cows
researching cells
farming opium
Matt decides to tell Maria about the children that came to the house.
True
False
What sentence does Matt practice saying to the children?
What is your name?
Do you want to play?
Let's be friends.
My name is Mateo.
Why does Matt break the window?
The other children were going to leave Maria and he didn't want her to be in danger.
He wanted to get outside of the house and play with the children.
He accidentally started a fire on the microwave and needed to escape the flames.
He wanted to get the children's attention before they left the opium fields.
Where do the children take Matt when he gets injured?
to the opium fields
to the city
to the caves
to the Big House
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
Why is Matt thrown out of the house before he can be seen by a doctor and why are Steven and Emilia afraid of him?
He is a zombie.
He is a monster.
He is a clone.
He is a criminal.
Clones are treated with suspicion and disgust.
True
False
Celia comes to rescue Matt immediately after she finds out he's been taken.
True
False
Who comes to visit Matt the first night he is imprisioned?
Celia
Maria
Tom
Mr. Alacran
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.
What does Matt throw at Tom?
a cockroach
a rotten orange
peas
a slop bucket
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.
