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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Omar work at a part-time job while attending classes?
(a) Pep Boys.
(b) Napa.
(c) BMW.
(d) O'Reilly.

2. Where did Leidy work when Lizet visited her family in Chapter 5?
(a) A public library.
(b) A junior high school.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A bakery.

3. How much money was Lizet's family initially expected to pay toward her college tuition?
(a) $4,000 a year.
(b) $14,000 a year.
(c) $9,000 a year.
(d) $40,000 a year.

4. What is the name of the female dean at Lizet's hearing in Chapter 11?
(a) Dean Johnson.
(b) Dean Smith.
(c) Dean Lumet.
(d) Dean Geller.

5. What does "Noche Buena" refer to?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Passover.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas Eve.

6. What percentage of Lizet's college class were comprised of Latinos?
(a) 8%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 10%.

7. When was the Cuban Adjustment Act passed?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1966.

8. What college was Lizet attending in Chapter 2?
(a) Rawlings College.
(b) Rollins College.
(c) New Haven College.
(d) Rutgers College.

9. For how long had Lizet lived in her mother's apartment before she left for college?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

10. How old was Ariel when he was rescued by a fisherman crossing into the U.S.?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

11. What color was Lizet's childhood home when she visited it in Chapter 18?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

12. How long has Lizet's father been a U.S. citizen in Chapter 14?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

13. Who is Lizet's father's roommate?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Omar.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Juan.

14. Where did the woman on the bus just fly in from in Chapter 3?
(a) California.
(b) Michigan.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Illinois.

15. How many times did Lizet fall when she first went ice-skating?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Lizet related to Fito?

2. Where was the party that Lizet went to with her roommates in Chapter 13?

3. For whom did Lizet work when she managed her first lab at the institute?

4. Who is the real-life child that the story of Ariel Hernandez is likely inspired by?

5. What is Jaquelin's last name?

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