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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 does "Madres Para Justicia" translate to in English?

2. What pictures filled the book that Lizet got to distract Dante in Chapter 35?

3. Who did Lizet's mother call to take Lizet from her apartment in Chapter 35?

4. Where was Jillian doing an internship in Chapter 35?

5. Where was Lizet's professor for Investigative Biology Laboratory class from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lizet and Leidy argue in the end of Chapter 31?

2. What are the benefits of the internship that Dr. Kaufmann informs Lizet about in Chapter 27?

3. Who is Zoila and how is she described?

4. What is in the envelope that Leidy gives to Lizet in Chapter 31? Why is this surprising?

5. What does Lizet observe about the relationship between Lourdes and Caridaylis in Chapter 23?

6. How does Lizet react when she sees her mother on the news in Chapter 28?

7. What causes the conflict between Ethan and Lizet in Chapter 29?

8. What does the ring symbolize that Omar gives to Lizet?

9. Why does Lizet insist on going to her father's home in Chapter 30?

10. What causes the conflict between Lourdes and Lizet in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the character or Lourdes Ramirez in Make Your Home Among Strangers. How old is Lourdes? What causes Lourdes to become obsessed with the Ariel Hernandez case? How would you describe Loudes's relationships with her daughters?

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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