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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. Where did Leidy work when Lizet visited her family in Chapter 5?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A hair salon.
(c) A public library.
(d) A junior high school.

2. Whose gloves was Lizet wearing at the ice-skating rink in Chapter 14?
(a) Leidy's.
(b) Tracy's.
(c) Loretta's.
(d) Jillian's.

3. Who is described as the cousin to Ariel Hernandez who became like a mother to him in Chapter 15?
(a) Leidy.
(b) Amarita.
(c) Caridaylis.
(d) Zoila.

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

5. For how long had Lizet lived in her mother's apartment before she left for college?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight did Lizet lose in the first fall at college?

2. What is Lizet's lab group making progress toward understanding, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?

3. How many deans did Lizet face at her meeting in Chapter 11?

4. What percentage of Lizet's college class were comprised of Latinos?

5. What percentage was the black population at Lizet's college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lizet's first experience seeing snow described?

2. What do Lizet and the young Latina woman on the shuttle have in common in Chapter 3?

3. What does Lizet remark about the canal by her childhood home in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Ariel Hernandez?

5. What does the film Monty Python's Life of Brian signify in the novel?

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

7. How did Lizet's parents respond when she told them she was admitted to college?

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

9. How is Ricky's behavior different than Lourdes's behavior toward Lizet during Lizet's visit home for the holidays?

10. For how long have Lizet and Omar been dating in Chapter 7? What are Lizet's feelings about their relationship?

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