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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 many deans did Lizet face at her meeting in Chapter 11?

2. What percentage of Lizet's college class were comprised of Latinos?

3. Where did Leidy work when Lizet visited her family in Chapter 5?

4. Who is the receptionist that gave Lizet her papers as she left the hearing in Chapter 11?

5. What color is Ethan's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Lizet skewed Omar's reality since she has been at Rawlings? Why?

2. Why does Lizet lie to her mother and Leidy about where she is going in Chapter 17?

3. Who is Jaquelin Medina? Where did Lizet meet her?

4. What does Lizet's mother remark about Lizet's appearance at the airport in Chapter 15? What is Lizet's reaction?

5. What does attending Rawlings mean to Lizet?

6. What are the main conflicts that Lizet faces in Chapter 2?

7. Where is Lizet and why is she returning home in Chapter 2?

8. What does the film Monty Python's Life of Brian signify in the novel?

9. Who is Rafael? What are Lizet's impressions of him when she meets him?

10. Who is Dante's father? Where is he?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of cultural identity and alienation in Make Your Home Among Strangers. How does Lizet navigate through the struggles of being out of sync with the culture around her? In what ways does Lizet feel alienated at school? In what ways does she feel alienated at home?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lizet's charges and academic trial for plagiarism. What did Lizet plagiarize? Who oversees the committee for Lizet's trial? What is the outcome of the trial?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Lizet Ramirez as the protagonist of Make Your Home Among Strangers. How old is Lizet in the main storyline? What are her main objectives? How does Lizet's character evolve in the course of the novel?

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