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

2. Where did Omar work at a part-time job while attending classes?

3. What story did Lizet make up to tell her mother and sister after she arrived home in Chapter 4?

4. What kind of algae does Lizet describe in the canals in Chapter 1?

5. When was Lizet's appointed meeting regarding her plagiarism charge in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of family and rivalries in Make Your Home Among Strangers. How are these themes developed through setting? What characters highlight these themes? What statements do you think the author is making in regards to family and rivalries?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Dr. Kaufmann in the novel. How does Lizet come to know Dr. Kaufmann? What drew Lizet to her class? How does Dr. Kaufmann show support for Lizet?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of privilege in Make Your Home Among Strangers. In what ways are Lizet's classmates at Rawlings typically more privileged than she is? How does privilege apply to Ethan's character? How does this theme relate to the Ariel Hernandez motif?

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