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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 color is Ethan's hair?

2. What is Lizet's father's name?

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

4. Who was Lizet's college roommate in Chapter 2?

5. How long was Lizet's chemistry final to last in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Ricky's behavior different than Lourdes's behavior toward Lizet during Lizet's visit home for the holidays?

3. How has Lizet skewed Omar's reality since she has been at Rawlings? Why?

4. What academic support does Lizet begin taking advantage of at Rawlings in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

8. What does attending Rawlings mean to Lizet?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and analyze the character or Ricky Ramirez in Make Your Home Among Strangers. What has caused the resentment that Lizet, Leidy, and Lourdes have toward Ricky? Is their resentment justified? What are Ricky's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of education and ambition in Make Your Home Among Strangers. What does education mean symbolically to Lizet and to the members of her family? Do you think that education is something that is encouraged in Lizet's community? Why or why not?

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