Make Your Home Among Strangers: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does it suggest when Lizet says "I was relieved, now that I was back in Miami, that there was no need to be polite" (13)? (from Chapter 3 - 4)

People in Miami are rude and Lizet is happy she can be rude too.

Lizet has noticed a difference in the way people interact in New York and she is more comfortable at home.

People in Miami are rude and Lizet does not like rudeness.

Lizet thinks that people in New York are too polite and that makes them fake.

2.

Which emotion would Lizet have been feeling when she decided to get into Jillian's bed? (from Chapter 9 - 10)

Hatred

Comfort

Despair

Joy

3.

Why does Lizet say that she is not smart to guys from Miami, but not to guys at Rawlings College? (from Chapter 31 - 32)

The guys in Miami are much smarter than her, so she does not want to appear arrogant.

It's against the cultural norm for women in her circle in Miami to be educated but normal at Rawlings College.

She doesn't need to impress the guys at Rawlings College so doesn't talk about her intelligence.

There is an expectation that students at Rawlings College will be intelligent so the guys would know she is lying if she said it there.

4.

What role does Dante play in Lizet's conversation with Leidy? (from Chapter 19 - 20)

He distracts them from the serious tone of their conversation.

He gives them something to do, but doesn't play a role in their conversation.

He interrupts them when they are trying to talk about serious issues.

He is the focus of their attention and gives them something to discuss.

5.

What function does salad play in Lizet's conversation with Lourdes and Leidy? (from Chapter 7 - 8)

It shows how Lizet's diet is improving now that she is away from home.

It represents a contrast between the white world of Rawlings College and the Cuban world at home.

It represents Lizet's dislike for her mother.

It shows that Lizet will not eat vegetables in any form.

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