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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. How old was Lourdes when she married?

2. How much money did Lizet tell Leidy she had saved up from her work study job when she returned home in Chapter 35?

3. When Omar and Lizet fight at the club in Chapter 22, it is because Omar's mother was critical of whom?

4. Who does the woman in the crowd say was at South Beach where his security people made them shut down a club in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Leidy try to prevent Lizet from going to the rally in Chapter 23?

6. What does Lizet tell Ethan about her ring in Chapter 25?

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

8. Who is Zoila and how is she described?

9. What grades does Lizet receive after her first semester finals? What do these grades mean for her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Ethan in the novel. How old is Ethan? What does his behavior toward Lizet suggest? How is Ethan different than the majority of the student body at Rawlings? How is he similar?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the narrative style in Make Your Home Among Strangers. From whose perspective is the story related? In what tense? How would the story change if it were related from a different perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the different resources that Lizet turns to in order to support her academically at Rawlings. How did Lizet learn about these resources? Are they helpful to her? If so, how?

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