In the novel " The House of the Scorpion " there are many different settings throughout the book. the first setting is Matt's home he had grown up in, the little house in the poppy fields. A couple chapters later, Matt is carried to the Alacran Estate in which a large chunk of the novel takes place. While Matt is in the Alacran Estate he visits other places such as a hidden oasis and the eejit pens located near the waste dump site. After many chapters, Matt is forced to flee Opium to avoid death and travels to Altzan. as Matt comes up to the border he sees a totally different world in front of his eyes. He is taken in, then put to work until he is supposed to leave. when Matt arrives he is placed inside a plankton factory in which is dark, dirty and harsh. after several chapters Matt and his friend Chacho are put into the Bone Pit, in which lie the remains of whales, and left alone. They escape and make it to the Convent of Santa Clara where Matt can finally relax. The final setting of the book is the Alacran Estate once again, except this time when Matt arrives its a gloomy and very quiet to what he remembered it to be.

Setting Questions:


1. Why do you think the author chose a small house in the poppy fields to begin the novel?

2. How does Matt react when he is getting carried into the mansion?

3. why is Matt thrown into a jail like room?

4. Matt is taken out of the jail like room and given a proper room, Why?

5. Where does Tam Lin take Matt? Why?

6. How do the children describe the hospital?

7. where is Matt when everyone in the house is searching for him?

8. How does Matt describe what he sees as hes hiking?

9. Where is Matt and Chacho placed for staring a little riot?

10. What is the festival in the city they arrive in for?


Jason Boulanger


 

Character questions

In the Story The house of the scorpion, there is a main character, Matt. But he is not the real Matteo Alacran, he is his clone. Treated different from everyone else, he only has a few friends, Celia, Tam Lin, Chacho, Fedilito, Maria, Tom Tom and the real Matteo Alacran. Because Matt is a clone, he is treated like livestock. People who know he is a clone see him as an inferior species. He is marked in more ways than one that make him stick out like a stick in mud.
Matteo Alacran (El Patron) is the most powerful drug loard in a country called Opium. He is very important to the story as he is the reason for Matt's life.
Celia is matt's caregiver, and the only person he knows for the beggining of his lfe and becomes one of his closest friends.
Tam Lin is Matt's bodyguard, he also becomes a very important part of Matt's life, ultimately saving him.
there are many other charachters iun the play, including Maria, Chacho, Rossa and othera. They all have roles that affect Matt's life and who he will become. Some major, some minor, but all addect him in mostely a negative way, but some in a positive way.
1.Describe Matteo Alacrán (mi vida).
2.Describe Matteo Alacrán (El Partón). M
3.Describe María.
4.Describe Tam Lin. What does Tam Lin represent to Matt?
5.Describe Celia. What does Matt see Celia as?
6.Describe the relationship between Matt and María.
7.Describe Rosa. How does she treat Matt? Why?
8.What are Eejits? What would they represent in modern day?
9.How is Matt different from all the other boys held by the Keepers? Why? What do thy call him?
10.What are the feelings Matt immidiatly has towards El Patrón? Why?

English Summative

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