The House of the Scorpion Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Furball?
(a) El Patron.
(b) Tom.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) Felicia.

2. What does Maria say happens when El Patron owns something?
(a) He never lets it go.
(b) He makes it hate him.
(c) He makes it dependant on him.
(d) He coddles it.

3. What is Matt accused of when he meets with Maria after their experience at the hospital?
(a) Killing Maria's cat.
(b) Stealing Maria's books.
(c) Fighting with Tom.
(d) Manipulating Maria.

4. What is Maria's gift to Matt?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Books.
(c) A poem.
(d) Taffy.

5. Why does Rosa throw Matt on the lawn?
(a) She sees the writing on his feet.
(b) It is the rules.
(c) A man threatens her.
(d) Maria tells him to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do children discover Matt?

2. Who makes Matt talk again?

3. What is Rosa's position?

4. Why is Eduardo told not to blunt the intelligence of the specimen?

5. How does El Patron rate how much people love him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Celia choose to tell Matt about her past?

2. What does Matt do when Tom comes to taunt him after his first time in the Big House?

3. Why atrocity lies in Tam Lin's past?

4. What does Matt do before Maria leaves for school, and why?

5. What happens when Matt tries to meet Maria in the Lotus Garden?

6. Why does Matt like to hide from Felicia?

7. Who promises to save Matt from the Big House, and how does Matt respond to this?

8. What does Felicia do to get Matt to meet with Maria after the birthday party?

9. How does Matt find the secret passage?

10. Why does Matt want to learn more about the opium empire?

(see the answer keys)

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