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**Your __job__ is to pose 6 questions to your group members. Each member of your group will need to answer those questions before that week's due date. See question help sheet if you are struggling to come up with meaty questions. Each group member will answer one question. YOU, as the discussion director, will also need to answer ONE of your questions. Group members can post additional information to other questions after they have answered a question on their own.**

Week 1:

1) Why do you think it said " Alacran Estate" on Matts foot?

I think it said that because Matt was made there. Amber I __agree__ with you Amber. I think he was made on the Alcran Estate. Ben I __agree__ with Amber and Ben because that's what i think too. ((Laurie)) I agree with all of you because he was made there and the man who made matt had alot of __money__ so matt could be owned by the corperation. David 2) When Matt got glass in his hands and legs, what do you think everbody was thinking when that happened? I think everybody was thinking that Matt got abused or he tried to escape. Amber  I think everyone was thinking about what they should do to help a kid they never even knew except the one time when they were walking by the house and spotted Matt. ((Laurie))  I think everybody thought that Matt was __Mentally disabled__ or was some kind of nut. David.

3) Why do you think Matt does not talk alot? I think Matt does not talk a lot because he keeps things to himself and does not know what people will respond to him. Amber  I think that he does not talk alot because he is shy and he has only talked to one person his whole life. Ben  I think it's because he is not comfortable around anybody else besides Celia. Tyler  I think Matt doesn't talk much because he is afraid of what is happening and doesn't know what to do or say.((Laurie))  I think Matt does not talk alot because he hasn't really been introduced to the outside world. David  4) Why do you think everybody was so mean to Matt at the prison? I think they were mean because he was made differently then them and he was a clone. Amber I agree with you Amber, they treat him like an alien, but he is still a human being. Tyler I think everyone was mean to Matt because they thought that clones were viscous and mean.((Laurie)) I think they were mean because they were insecure around him. David. 5) Why did Matt lost himself in the dove feather? I think he lost himself in the dove feather because he has not seen one before because he wasn't allowed out of the house. Amber  I think he was so interesting in the feather because it was something that Matt has never seen that was so beautiful in so long. ((Laurie))

6) Who is the closest person to Matt? Why? I think Maria is because she spends time with Matt and is trying to be his friend. She also talks to him unlike everybody else at the prison. Amber  I think that the closest person to Matt is Ceilia. I think this because he has lived with her his whole life and that he has never met anyone else before. Ben  I agree with you Ben, I also think it's Celia because he sometimes called her moma on accident.Tyler  I agree with everyone because she is the only human Matt even knows. ((Laurie))  By: Emily

Week 1:

1) How would you have handled being locked up in your house everyday with no one to talk to like Matt? I think that I would be okay with that because I have an xbox 360 and I would just play that the whole time. Ben  I would be okay with that because I mostly live in my room where no one can bother me or If everyone was gone but me, I would be on the computer or Wii.((Laurie))  I think I would do fine being locked up because there is a lot of stuff in my house that I can do. I can watch tv, play the wii and just do random stuff. Emily  2) What would you have said if you met other kids for the first time? Nothing, i would have been in shock, and scared. Tyler I would say nothing and run away or at least hide. ((Laurie)) I don't think I would have said anything because I am a really shy person. Ben What i would do it just look at them and not say anything. Why would you take to someone you don't know, for all you know they could be there to hurt you. Emily 3) If you were in the same situation as Matt in the cell, how would you entertain yourself? I would do nothing, i'd sit there and do nothing. Maybe build a sand castle. Tyler  I would just draw in the saw dust and sleep most of the time or do what Matt did by attracting bugs because bugs can most times entertain you in ways you never know. ((Laurie))  I think that I would have tried to find ways to escape. When that got boring I would try to pile up all of the sawdust in one corner. I would do that to annoy Rosa. Ben  I think I would sleep and be lazy. But at night I would fined a way to escape. Emily  4) How would you react to Rosa abusing you if you were Matt? I would most likely try running away and trying to hide myself. or at least when she opens the door to run out as fast as i could.((Laurie))

5) Why do you think Matt felt a strong connection with El Patron? I think it's because Matt is El Patrons clone. Tyler  I think Matt felt the connection because he never knew any one so close to him except for Celia and he was the clone of El Patron. ((Laurie))

6) Why do you think Maria always forgives Tom after he does something terrible to her? I think Maria always for gives tom because she thinks he did it on accident or just know Tom meant to upset her and thinks everything will be alright. ((Laurie))  Chris

Week # 2: 1) Why do you think MacGregor made a clone? I don't really know. Maybe MacGregor wants to study how his body was when he was younger or something. Chris  I agree with Chris because MacGregor maybe wanted to study how a clone works and to see what a clone would do. Emily  I don't really know either. I agree with you Chris. He could have forgotten his childhood and wanted to see what he had looked like. Ben  I agree with you Ben, who agrees with Chris, That he wants to see a younger and healthier version of himself. Tyler  2) Why do you think Matt doesn't like Tom? I think Matt doesn't like Tom because Maria likes him even though he is incredibly mean. He can't stand seeing Maria forgive him so easily. Chris Matt does not like Tom because Tom is really mean to Matt and Marie does like Tom. Emily I think Matt doesn't like Tom at all because he always gets in fights with him. Ben I agree with you Ben, I think its because they hate eachother. Tyler 3) What is different about the other clone compared to Matt? The other clone was injected a drug that damaged its brain. Its confusing because what's the point of having something exactly like you if it doesn't think like you? Chris  I agree with Chris because he was injected by a drug that gave the other clone brain damage. Emily  I agree with both of you. This clone was givin a drug that destroys its brain. Ben  The clone was given drugs to make his mind go loopy,El Patron wouldn't allow Matt to get injected with the drugs. Tyler  4) What do you think happened to Furball the cat? That part was very confusing. I think Tom might have found the ransom note before Maria could and disposed of Furball with the Laudanum that Matt was going to use. As for the fingerprints, I think Tom used gloves. Chris Chris, I agree with you. This part was very confusing. I think that when Matt gave furball all of the raw meat, some of the Laudanum might have spilled into the food. Ben I think Tom fed the Laudanum to furball when he saw Matt leave the room. Tyler 5) What do you think was going through Matt's head at his birthday party? I think Matt was humiliated by the fight between him and Maria so he decided to make her kiss him. Revenge never ends well, and his relationship with her is now pretty much gone. Chris  What I think was going through Matt's head was that he was so humiliated because he wanted Maria to kiss him and that would be so humiliating. Emily  I think that Matt was angry at Maria for the fight that they were having so Matt wanted to humiliate Maria by having her kiss him. Ben  6) Can you explain what was happening to MacGregor's clone? I don't really know why it was having a seizure like it was, but I think it might have been an effect of the brain dulling drug. Chris I think MacGregor's clone had side affects from the brain drug. Emily I think that it had something to do with the drug that was givin to it. I agree with Chris on the seizure thing that it was happening. I didn't know why that was happening. Ben I think the clone was born, mentally retarded. Tyler Amber

1)Why does Matt enjoy music and playing the piano so much (chp 9) It Makes him feel relaxed. Tyler  drfrerfrfrf  I think he enjoys playing music because it makes him feel different then what people think about him. Amber  2)Explain what El Patron means when he says "That's what happens when you dont take care of yourself." (chp 11)

3)What did you think about Celia's story. (chp 14)

4)When El Patron has his 143 birthday, Matt gets to celibrate it too. Explain how during the birthday El Patron encourages Matt to uncharictoristicaly demand a birthday kiss from maria. What about it made maria so embaressed. (chp 11)

1)How do you think El Patron got to be so parinoid? He is parinoid because he has too much power. Tyler  I agree he is paranoid because he has so much power and he is afraid of someone trying to take it from him. Joe  I think he is paranoid because he is aware of all of how many people hate him. Chris  I think he might be paranoid because he is afraid of dying. If it is not that then it is probably that he has so much power. xxBeNxx

2) How would you compare and contrast Matt and Maria? Matt is a clone, Maria's human. Matt and Maria like to be around eachother. TyLeR  Maria is all human and Matt is a clone. They both do like to be around each other a lot. Emilyy  Maria is a human and Matt is a clone. Really, They are both kids, so they aren't really that different. Chris  They are both kids. Matt is a clone and Maria is a human. Other that Matt being a clone, they are pretty similar. xxBeNxx

3)What do you think Matt thought when he found out Tam Lin had not deserted him after all? Why? (p. 150) He thought wonderful things because nobody had done that before to him. Tyler  Matt was probably really happy and glad, because he experienced that someone cared for him for one of the first times.Chris  I think he was probably pretty happy. I agree with Chris. Tam Lin is one of the few people that accualy care about Matt. xxBeNxx

4)How shocked do you think Matt was when he found out El Viejo died? He didn't seem to sad because he didn't really know him. Tyler  I don't think Matt cared that El Viejo died because like Tyler said he really did not know him. Emily  I wasn't that shocked because El Viejo was really old. Chris  I agree with all of you. I don't think he was very shocked because he really didn't know him and he was really old. xxBeNxx

It would be really hard for me but if it meant leaving a place I did not like, I would
==== I would have been sad and happy at the same time. I would have felt sad because i would miss people that i love, but i would have been happy because i would leave a place where no one liked me. Amber ====


 * I **
 * would feel totally sad and maybe cry and have an argument if it was something priceless or something special ((Laurie_<('v')>_)) **

He probably didn't know what to do. If he was caught, he would have to go back to the estate. And he definitely didn't want that to happen.

 * I think he was really scared and didnt know what to do. ((Laurie_<('v')>_)) **

-xxBeNxx
Week 5: 1)How would you feel if you were Matt and all you said was "but you're not walking" and you don't get dinner because of it? I would be wondering why he would do that when i did nothing at all? Amber  I would wonder the same thing. Why am I not getting food for doing nothing? xxBeNxx  I would be angry because what Matt said was completely logical. It doesn't make any sense that the keeper got really mad at him. xxChrisxx  I would wonder the same thing as Amber and Ben because if i did not get dinner for saying something i would wonder what is going on. Emily  I would be thinking about what I said for a long time.  2)How frustrated would you be if a keeper set you up to be whacked senseless for something you didn't do? I would feel like i shoudn't be the one to blame. I would feel really frustrated. Amber I would be extremely frustrated. I would be angry becuase I did nothing and I was getting hit for it. xxBeNxx I would be mad but I probably would have tried to take it and deal with it. Matt should know that the keepers were not people that were easy to deal with. xxChrisxx I would be really frustrated because if a keeper started to whack me for something I never did, I would be really, really frustrated. Emily I would be would be begging him not to beat me. 3)If you were in Matts position, would you have taken the blame for Fidelito? I would maybe take the blame. I might because it would be good of a friend to do, but i might not because i don't want to get beaten. Amber  I probably would have because I think I would have been able to take the beating while Fidelito could have died from it. xxBeNxxf  I definitely would have. If Fidelito's life was at risk, I would definitely take a beating for him. It's better to have someone aching and stinging for weeks than to have a friend of that someone dead. xxChrisxx  I would so take the blame for Fidelito because his like is at risk and I don't want to see him die. Emily  I would have taken the blame because seeing people die is not my cup of tea.  4)Would you've said anything in your protest if you were Matt when Jorge was saying he was from the Alacran Estate?What would it have been? I would not because i wouldn't want anyone finding out that i was a clone. Amber I wouldn't have because they already saw the tattoo and there wouldn't be a point of protesting. xxBeNxx I would have said my parents put it there to make me look like I was an eejit if any of the farm patrol caught me when I went across the border. I would have said it helped me get away from them back to Aztlan. xxChrisxx I don't think I would say anything because I would not want people to find out more about me. Emily I agree with Emily because people already know enough about me. 5)Is it really fair that the keepers get to have really nice stuff like a swimming pool, TV, and decent food? I don't think it's fair because they shouldn't get all the nice stuff and they don't. Everyone there should get really nice stuff. Amber  I don't think it's fair because when he was at the first orphanage they were saying how everything should be fair. xxBeNxx  It isn't fair because everyone should be treated equally. If anyone should be treated nicely, it should be the orphans that were put in the terrible position. xxChrisxx  It is not fair at all because everyone should get nice stuff not just the keepers. Emily  No I do not think it's fair because they can be total jerks.  6)Why do you think Jorge such a bully? He may have been treated bad at the Alacran Estate and he wanted to get revenge, but just took his anger out on other people. Amber I think that that is just who he is. xxBeNxx I think Jorge was taught that all orphans are worthless. I think he looked at them the way people look at clones, just because that's what he knows. xxChrisxx I think it is just how he was raised when he was growing up. Emily I think he was a bully because he is insecure. {[-/\TyLeR/\-]}

Week #6

1) How do you think matt felt like when he was thrown into the bone yard?

2) Why do you think Matt had an a asthma attack when he was trying to get help for Chacho?

NOT DONE YET!!!!

((_Laurie_<('v')>_))