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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 father's name?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Lourdes.
(d) Alex.

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

3. What Monty Python movie did Lizet watch in her dorm room in Chapter 9?
(a) The Holy Grail.
(b) And Now for Something Completely Different.
(c) Life of Brian.
(d) The Meaning of Life.

4. What did Lizet do with the business card that the woman on the bus gave her in Chapter 3?
(a) She gave it to Lourdes.
(b) She put it in her notebook.
(c) She put it in her wallet.
(d) She ripped it up.

5. How many deans did Lizet face at her meeting in Chapter 11?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Leidy say she chose the name Dante?

2. How much older is Lizet's sister than she is?

3. How old was Lizet's father when he came to the U.S.?

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

5. Where did the young woman on the bus tell Lizet she went to high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Lizet's mother remark about Lizet's appearance at the airport in Chapter 15? What is Lizet's reaction?

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

5. Why does Lizet lie to her mother and Leidy about where she is going in Chapter 17?

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

7. What does attending Rawlings mean to Lizet?

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

9. Who is Ariel Hernandez?

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

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