Youth
Rosa reacts with horror when she finds this out about Matt
Matt is a clone
What instrument does Matt learn first in this part.
Piano
Who is the family member that dies and has a funeral in these chapters?
El Viejo
What is the name of poison first used on Matt.
Foxglove.
The name of the giant pit filled with whale skeletons.
The Boneyard
What is the name of the person in charge of cloning El Patron.
Eduardo
What is the plant that grows all over Opium to produce the drug that keeps El Patrón rich and powerful.
Opium Poppy / Poppy
What happened to Rosa?
Rosa became and eejit.
What does El Patron call Matt in these chapters.
Mi Vida
What is the name of the dried up gulf?
The Gulf of California
Matt injures this part of his body when escaping Celia's house.
What is Matt's reason for moving Tom's dinner card.
Matt says he does this as payback for Tom trying to drown Furball.
What was the name of the operation used on El Patron when he had a heart attack. Ch-18
Piggyback transplant
Who/What inspired Celia's plan for Matt.
Tam Lin words about the monarch butterfly inspire Celia's plan to poison Matt.
Why does Esperanza need Matt for her plan.
Matt is the heir to the Alacran estate and his DNA can disable the lock-down on Opium.
Clones in Opium are legally classified as this to allow their brains to be destroyed, making them the personal belongings of the estate.
Livestock
Why did Matt want to learn as much as he could?
He believed that they would forget he was a clone if he was smart enough.
What happens to Matt when he is singing to El Patron?
Matt's voice cracks because he is coming of age.
Meaning of Alacrán
Scorpion
What Mexican holiday serves as the backdrop for when Matt returns to Opium to claim his title as the new ruler.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
How many "droplets of life" are there at the start?
36
What country was Tam Lin from?
Scotland.
What is the name of the book/story that inspires Maria to forgive Matt.
The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
Tam Lin says that ____ is the only possession El Patron will ever loose, what is it?
Matt
The orphanage and convent in Aztlán where Maria’s mother lives and where Matt is eventually taken near the end of the book.
Convent of Santa Clara