The House of the Scorpion Test | Final Test - Hard

Nancy Farmer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The House of the Scorpion Test | Final Test - Hard

Nancy Farmer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Matt when he sees where the eejits are kept?

2. Where does Matt meet Maria before the wedding?

3. What does Raul's talk about individualism promote?

4. Who tells Matt he was harvested from a cow?

5. What gives Matt an asthma attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the talk with the 5 legged horse about?

2. What does Matt say about the talk with the 5 legged horse?

3. Why does Matt stop himself from running away to the mountains after his coming of age party?

4. What happens to Celia after El Patron's death?

5. How does Matt feel now that he is with the border patrol?

6. How does Tam Lin try to protect Matt after the wedding?

7. What does Tam Lin say is unique and dangerous about the secret passage?

8. What is Fidelito doing in the cemetery when Matt finds him?

9. What surprising information about Maria does Matt learn while reading A History of Opium?

10. How does Jorge say Matt should clean his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Maria different from her siblings, and how do these differences affect the tone and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Chacho was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Chacho had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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