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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 know he has to hide from everyone in Aztlan?

2. What do the Keepers take every night?

3. What kind of tanks is Matt put in charge of when he gets to San Luis?

4. Why is Ton Ton given a special privilege?

5. How does Chacho get out of the bone pit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Matt's tattoo get seen at the factory?

3. What causes Matt to collapse on the way to San Luis?

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

5. How does Tam Lin tell Matt to escape?

6. How does Matt get across the border?

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

8. What happened to Ton Ton's parents?

9. Why does Matt stay hidden after the wedding?

10. Why is Matt so sure that El Patron will never use him for spare parts like other clones are?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at El Patron's wake, and what does this strange event symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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