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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion did Lizet's mother adopt for a few months and then bully her husband to convert?
(a) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Jehovah's Witnesses.
(d) The Pentecostal Church.

2. What is Jaquelin's last name?
(a) Ramirez.
(b) Millinix.
(c) Swartz.
(d) Medina.

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

4. How old was Lizet's father when a friend dragged him to see a dead body, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lizet's baby nephew?

2. What is the name of Dante's father?

3. Where did Dana say her Spanish teacher was from?

4. Who is the real-life child that the story of Ariel Hernandez is likely inspired by?

5. What was the standard tuition for students at the college Lizet attended?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lourdes and Leidy react to seeing Lizet in Chapter 4?

2. How do Lourdes and Leidy respond when Lizet asks about the sources of their stories in Chapter 7? Why?

3. How has Lizet skewed Omar's reality since she has been at Rawlings? Why?

4. How is Lizet's first ice-skating experience described?

5. How would you describe the narrative style of Make Your Home Among Strangers?

6. What does Lizet do with the young Latina woman's business card in Chapter 3? Why?

7. What academic support does Lizet begin taking advantage of at Rawlings in Chapter 12?

8. What does Lizet decide to confront her father about in Chapter 14? Why?

9. What verdict does the committee reach in Lizet's hearing in Chapter 11?

10. Who is Dante's father? Where is he?

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