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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 did Lizet's mother's family cook for Christmas Eve?

2. How much younger is Zoila's second husband than she is?

3. What is Lizet contemplating the importance or meanlinglessness of in the conclusion of Chapter 36?

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

5. How long does Lizet describe the raid as having lasted in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drew Lizet to taking Dr. Kaufmann's class?

2. How is the setting of the Hernandez home described in Chapter 32?

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

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

5. What are Lizet's first impressions upon seeing Ariel with his uncle at the Hernandez home in Chapter 23?

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

7. What news is announced regarding the Ariel Hernandez case in Chapter 24?

8. What do the coral reefs symbolize in Make Your Home Among Strangers?

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

10. What is in the envelopes from Ricky in Chapter 19? Who are the envelopes for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Give three examples of irony and discuss each. What is verbal irony and how is it employed in the novel? What situational irony can be seen in Lizet's experiences? How is dramatic irony employed and what are the effects it creates?

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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