Chapter 10 – A Cat with 9 Lives
It is El Patron’s 143rd birthday. Matt will be sitting next to him at the birthday dinner and is worried about how to act if El Patron acts “weird.” Celia makes Matt promise to come and hide in the kitchen if something bad happens.
Maria’s dog, Furball, becomes lost and is discovered by Matt to be trapped in the toilet. Matt is sure Tom had put Furball there and determines he’ll use what power he has with El Patron visiting to get back at Tom.
Matt begins taking music lessons from a deaf man named Mr. Ortega. A variety of important people begin showing up for the birthday party, including politicians, celebrities, “Farmers” (drug lords) and Mr. MacGregor (another drug lord and Tom’s father). El Patron’s heath has dramatically improved – he’s actually walking! He lives his doctors one million dollars each. Matt learns more of El Patron’s family history.
- How old is El Patron? What question did he repeatedly ask his last visit?
- What instructions does Celia give Matt?
- Find a Spanish to English Translator online. Look up Mi Hijo. How has Celia’s attitude toward Matt changed?
- What happened to Furball? What do you think Motivated Tom?
- What was Matt’s plan? Why did he pick this time?
- Who is Mr. Ortega?
- What did El Patron’s birthday mean for Matt?
- Who came to the party?
- Who were the “Farmers?”
- Who is Mr. MacGregor?
- Why did the people cheer for El Patron? Did everyone cheer?
- How has El Patron’s health change?
1 El Patron is 143 years old. He keeps asking if hes dead yet
ReplyDelete2 Celia wanted Matt to be on his best behavior and listen to what El Patron had to tell him
3 It means my son. Celia treats Matt like family or a loved one
4 Furball was in the toilet with the lid shut. Tom is just evil and evil people do evil things
5 Matt could get Tom caught red handed doing something and if El Patron sees consequences would be harsh
6 Matt's Music Teacher
7 It ment Matts 143rd birthday
8 Everyone. They all feared El Patron more than liked him
9 Two men and two women
10 Mr. MacGregor is El Patron's good friend
11 Everyone cheered because they feared him
12 He has probably begun to get unwell
1- El patron is 143 years old, and he keeps on asking if he is dead yet.
ReplyDelete2- to go to her i9n case somthing went wrong.
3- it means my son and ceila most likely said that because she wanted matt to be her son.
4- tom put furball in a toilet because he was being evil and also waslooking for something.
5- Matt could get Tom in trouble by doing something, and the reason for now was because el patron was here.
6- mr.Ortega was Matt's Music Teacher.
7- it meant matts b-day was today too.
8- all el patron's family, friends and employers.
9- the farmers were ejjits.
10- Mr. MacGregor is tom's father.
11- That wasa because he was walking.
12- it has change a little better because he can walk now.
Benjamin Franklin~ A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
1- He is 143, and he keeps asking if he's dead yet
ReplyDelete2. If anything bad happens, she wants Matt to hide in her cooking room.
3. It means son. Celia is starting to love him even more, like he was her son.
4. Furball was trapped in a toilet, and Tom could've done this because he's that mean and vicious.
5. To catch Tom in a bad act. And he picked this time, because he has a lot of power since El' Patron is around.
6. Matt's piano teacher.
7. It means that Matt's b-day is the same as Elly Patrony's
8. Really important people.
9. People who make and sell heroin.
10. Greggy is Tommy's daddy.
11. Because they were forced to. And I doubt that they were sincere by it.
12. It got worst since he got older.
-SANCHO HAS SPOKEN!