The House of the Scorpion Test | Mid-Book 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 | Mid-Book 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 does Rosa threaten to do to Matt as she leads him across the courtyard?

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

3. Where is El Patron from?

4. What injury does Matt sustain when he gets out of his house for the first time?

5. Where is Matt operated on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maria give Matt for El Patron's birthday?

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

3. Why did El Patron decide to keep Celia?

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

5. What is Eduardo's job?

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

7. What did the coyote do to Celia?

8. What does Tom show Matt and Maria at the hospital?

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

10. How did Furball really die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are so many people unable to accept Matt, and what does this indicate about the society this book takes place in?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

How do Tam Lin and Celia change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

(see the answer keys)

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