House of the Scorpion: A bookmark

Figurative language

1.5 "Shades of meaning": Matt was stumped for a moment.

2.8 "Faulty reasoning": ...she'd take him with her and not care how the other kids felt.

3.6: Theme: "'Matt's human?'

'He always was,' her mother replied.'The law is a wicked fiction to make it possible to use clones for transplants.'"

3.2: Character traits: "Ton-Ton was simply careful about his opinions"

2.2:Text Structures( chronological):"That night... in the morning... the entire day..."

2.3: Main Idea: "In the end, the only thing that mattered was how strong his heart was."