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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 "un poco repseto" translate to in English?

2. How many students were in Lizet's Investigative Biology Laboratory class in Chapter 25?

3. Lizet told Tracy to go kiss a poster of whom when she ranted over the news in Chapter 28?

4. Who is Zoila's second husband?

5. What did Ethan note that Lizet was not wearing when he encountered her in the library in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lizet find when she goes to attend Ethan's study group in Chapter 26?

2. How does Leidy react to Lizet's decision to go to California in Chapter 35? Why?

3. What observations does Ricky make regarding Lourdes's behavior in Chapter 30?

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

5. What is the significance of Ricky's note inside Lizet's envelope in Chapter 19?

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

7. Why is Lizet's encounter with Victor distressing for her?

8. Why does Leidy say she did not confide in her sister regarding Lourdes's behavior in Chapter 31?

9. What does Lourdes give Lizet to wear at the rally in Chapter 23? How is this item of clothing described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lizet's relationship with Omar in Make Your Home Among Strangers. For how long have they been seeing one another? In what ways is their relationship similar to Leidy's relationship with Roly? How is it different? Do you think that Omar is a protagonist or antagonist in the story? Why?

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

Discuss the themes of responsibility and sacrifice in Make Your Home Among Strangers. What are the different perspectives of responsibility among Lizet and her family members? What characters have clearly made sacrifices? What are those sacrifices?

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