KIDS QUIZ
SCIENCE FICTION
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Question
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What facts would you select to BEST support that the book, “The House of the Scorpion” is science fiction?
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It involves cloning in cows, and kids without parents who are “loaned” out.
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It is set in a dystopic world, and it involves the cloning of human beings.
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It involves a fictitious country called Opium, where drugs are legal and grow in meadows.
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Matt is the son of El Patron, and he is being hidden and raised by Celia. Also, Matt is allowed to stay home by himself at the age of 5.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The House of the Scorpion is a dystopian novel. That’s a fancy way of saying that the book takes place in the future, and things aren’t looking too great. What’s not so great? Well for starters, our main character, Matt, is a clone, so he’s got some identity issues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Themes. The House of the Scorpion is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity. The novel deals with issues and ethics around human cloning.
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