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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the cousin to Ariel Hernandez who became like a mother to him in Chapter 15?

2. What was the tradition for the students at Lizet's college at midnight before the first scheduled exam?

3. What did Lizet do with the business card that the woman on the bus gave her in Chapter 3?

4. Where is Dana's father from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information does the reader learn of Lizet's education in Chapters 1 and 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the canals and the coral reefs in Make Your Home Among Strangers. These images come in the first and last chapters of the book. Why do you think these images do not appear elsewhere in the story? What do the canals symbolize? To what themes are these images connected?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of cultural identity and alienation in Make Your Home Among Strangers. How does Lizet navigate through the struggles of being out of sync with the culture around her? In what ways does Lizet feel alienated at school? In what ways does she feel alienated at home?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the narrative style in Make Your Home Among Strangers. From whose perspective is the story related? In what tense? How would the story change if it were related from a different perspective?

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