Tuesday, September 15, 2009

House of the Scorpion - Chapter 3


Chapter 3 – Property of the Alcaran Estate


Emilia, her younger sister Maria, and Steven visit Matt and try to talk to him. He can’t play with them as he is locked in the house, but tries to communicate with them. Steven and Emilia give up and leave Maria behind at Matt’s house. Matt becomes frustrated and breaks the window and asks Maria if she wants to play, drawing the attention of Steven and Emilia. Matt jumps out of the window, lands on the glass, is severely injured and passes out. The children bring him back to a large mansion. The maids begin to treat Matt. A tattoo is discovered on his foot: “Property of the Alcaran Estate.” Mr. Alcaran is furious, treats him like an animal, and tosses the injured Matt onto the front lawn.



  1. Who came to visit Matt? Is it the same as before?

  2. Why did Emilia bring Maria along?

  3. Why couldn’t Matt go outside to visit with the children?

  4. How did he initially try to communicate with them?

  5. What motivated Matt to break the window? What happened to him?

  6. Where did the Children take Matt?

  7. What was discovered on Matt’s foot?

  8. How did Steven’s father react to Matt being brought to the house? What happened next?

3 comments:

  1. 1. Steven, Maria and Emilia came by to visit him. And it is the same as before.

    2. Emilia brought Maria along in hopes that Matt could communicate.

    3. He couldn't because he didn't know how.

    4. He was going to communicate with them by attemping to break the ice.

    5. He broke the window to try to help Maria. And he ended up severly damaging his feet.

    6. The children took Matt to their house.

    7. A serial number was found on his foot.

    8. He reacted like he was afraid and wanted Matt out of the house. And then Matt was pushed onto their lawn.


    -Rob

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  2. 1 The same as before including Maria

    2 Emilia thought Matt would talk to someone his age

    3 Celia's Orders

    4 Through the window by breaking it

    5 Matt decided he wanted to talk to them. He got cut by the glass of the window.

    6 To their home

    7 A bad cut and a property stamp

    8 He feared Matt and kicked him out of the building

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  3. 1- ther kids visited matt again.

    2-that is because he thoght would be able to convince matt to talk.

    3- That is because he was locked in.

    4-by showing them the frog picture.

    5- the thing that motivated mat was the thought of the chuwbracobras


    6- the house wich is also Property of the Alcaran Estate.

    7- a label that said Property of the Alcaran Estate.

    8- stevens father acted furiuos and made the maid through him out of the house.

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