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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the alarm to go off when Ethan left the library in Chapter 11?
(a) A laptop computer.
(b) A stolen textbook.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A CD player.

2. How old was Ariel when he was rescued by a fisherman crossing into the U.S.?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

3. How long was Lizet's chemistry final to last in Chapter 14?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour and 30 minutes.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

4. What kind of algae does Lizet describe in the canals in Chapter 1?
(a) Marimo.
(b) Hydrilla.
(c) Diatom.
(d) Milfoil.

5. What is Lizet's mother's name?
(a) Leidy.
(b) Lourdes.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Caroline.

6. Who was Lizet's boyfriend beginning in high school?
(a) Zach.
(b) Ethan.
(c) Omar.
(d) Ariel.

7. How old was Lizet's father when he came to the U.S.?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 14.

8. How is Lizet related to Fito?
(a) Fito is Lizet's uncle.
(b) Fito is Lizet's grandfather.
(c) Fito is Lizet's father.
(d) Fito is Lizet's brother.

9. What is Lizet's lab group making progress toward understanding, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) The genetic codes connected with dementia.
(b) The demise of coral reef systems.
(c) The mating rituals of deep-sea snails.
(d) The origins and spread of HIV and AIDS.

10. Where did the older white couple get out in Chapter 3?
(a) Chesterwood.
(b) Coral Gables.
(c) Homewood.
(d) White Plains.

11. Where does Ethan work as an RA?
(a) Donando Hall.
(b) Rutgers Hall.
(c) Newman Hall.
(d) Donald Hall.

12. What does "trabajando todavia" translate to in English?
(a) "Watching television."
(b) "On the telephone."
(c) "Still working."
(d) "Gone to town."

13. Where did Lizet attend high school?
(a) Hialeah Gardens.
(b) Hialeah Lakes.
(c) Jose Marti MAST.
(d) Cutler Bay.

14. How much money was Lizet's family initially expected to pay toward her college tuition?
(a) $40,000 a year.
(b) $14,000 a year.
(c) $9,000 a year.
(d) $4,000 a year.

15. What story did Lizet make up to tell her mother and sister after she arrived home in Chapter 4?
(a) That Omar had called and proposed to her over the telephone.
(b) That she was going to graduate school in Chicago.
(c) That there was a prostitute in the next room of her hotel.
(d) That Dante had called to break up with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dante on Lizet's visit home in Chapter 5?

2. Where is Ethan from?

3. Where did Omar's car get stuck in mud the last time he and Lizet saw one another in Chapter 8?

4. When did Lizet arrive at the restaurant to meet her father in Chapter 18?

5. What color was Lizet's childhood home when she visited it in Chapter 18?

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