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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. Who is the real-life child that the story of Ariel Hernandez is likely inspired by?
(a) Adolpho Rodriguez.
(b) Sam Ghetty.
(c) Elian Gonzalez.
(d) Dante Mullinix.

2. Where did the young woman on the bus tell Lizet she went to high school?
(a) Hialeah Lakes.
(b) Hialeah Gardens.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Coral Reef.

3. How long has Lizet's father been a U.S. citizen in Chapter 14?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. What color is Ethan's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

5. Why did Leidy say she chose the name Dante?
(a) Because her brother was named Dante.
(b) Because she liked reading Dante's Inferno.
(c) Because it was super original.
(d) Because her father was named Dante.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Ariel Hernandez sent "back to" after months of rallies and riots?

3. When does Lizet describe the weekly lab meetings that she helps her investigator run in Chapter 1?

4. Who was the young woman who began crying next to Lizet at the diversity orientation in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does attending Rawlings mean to Lizet?

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

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

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

6. Where is Lizet and why is she returning home in Chapter 2?

7. What are the main conflicts that Lizet faces in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. Who is Jaquelin Medina? Where did Lizet meet her?

(see the answer keys)

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