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

2. Who was Lizet's college roommate in Chapter 2?
(a) Tracy.
(b) Lourdes.
(c) Jillian.
(d) Caroline.

3. What was the favorite meal of Lizet's that her mother made for her during her Thanksgiving visit?
(a) Arroz con pollo.
(b) Bistec palomilla.
(c) Ropa vieja.
(d) Vaca frita.

4. What was the tradition for the students at Lizet's college at midnight before the first scheduled exam?
(a) To streak the campus.
(b) To drink a shot.
(c) To shriek out a window.
(d) To call home.

5. Where is Dana's father from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Honduras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "vecinos" translate to in English?

2. What Monty Python movie did Lizet watch in her dorm room in Chapter 9?

3. What major did Lizet enter into college with?

4. Where did Lizet get her first work-study job in college?

5. Where did Lizet attend high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict emerges between Lizet and Jillian in Chapter 10?

2. What does Lizet think of when driving past her childhood home in Chapter 18?

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

4. How is Lizet's visit to Fito's home described? Why does she go there?

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

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

7. Why does Lizet have resentment toward her father in the beginning of the novel?

8. Who is Ariel Hernandez?

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

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

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