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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 does Matt compare himself to as a clone?

2. What is an eejit?

3. Who does Matt talk to about what he saw at the hospital?

4. What makes Matt feel special after talking about what he saw at the hospital?

5. Who lives with Matt at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did El Patron decide to keep Celia?

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

3. What is Mrs. Ortega hired to do?

4. What does El Patron tell Matt when they first meet?

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

6. Where is Furball found when he goes missing before El Patron's birthday?

7. Why does Matt sometimes fake his cough?

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

9. How does Rosa treat Matt once the doctor leaves?

10. What did the coyote do to Celia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in "The House of the Scorpion", and what makes them the true leaders? Is there more than one protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Competition and Fair-Play are themes found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect did they have on the course of the plot?

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