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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. What is the name of the neighborhood where Lizet's father lived in Chapter 16?
2. What religion did Lizet's mother adopt for a few months and then bully her husband to convert?
3. How old was Ariel when he was rescued by a fisherman crossing into the U.S.?
4. What word did Leidy mock Lizet for using when she returned home in Chapter 4?
5. What does Lizet tell her PI to make him laugh at least once during their weekly meetings?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Ariel Hernandez?
2. What does Lizet remark about the canal by her childhood home in Chapter 1?
3. Who is Rafael? What are Lizet's impressions of him when she meets him?
4. What does Lizet think of when driving past her childhood home in Chapter 18?
5. What academic support does Lizet begin taking advantage of at Rawlings in Chapter 12?
6. Who is Jaquelin Medina? Where did Lizet meet her?
7. How is Lizet's first ice-skating experience described?
8. How is Ricky's behavior different than Lourdes's behavior toward Lizet during Lizet's visit home for the holidays?
9. Why does Lizet lie to her mother and Leidy about where she is going in Chapter 17?
10. What verdict does the committee reach in Lizet's hearing in Chapter 11?
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 the setting of Miami, Florida, and particularly the neighborhoods where Lourdes, Leidy, and Ricky live. Where are Lourdes's and Ricky's new homes in relation to the family home that was sold? Where is the Hernandez home? How do the settings in Miami differ from those at Rawlings?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the setting of Rawlings College. Where is Rawlings located? How esteemed is the college? What is the student body like? How are the buildings described?
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