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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11 - 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alex say the narrator would not last long on the Island?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He is too restless.
(c) He is too lazy.
(d) He is too gringo.

2. How long was the Chorus just before things "went Rwanda" (12) according to the narrator?
(a) 28 minutes.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 30 seconds.

3. What color showed on the thermal imager when directed at Casimir and later random pedestrians?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

4. What strange behavior among infected individuals did doctors note several months after it began?
(a) They walked around huddled under blankets because they were always freezing.
(b) They stopped opening their eyes.
(c) They wanted to be near each other all the time.
(d) They began eating their own limbs.

5. What was the Commander-in-Chief doing when the Joint Chiefs of Staff convened an emergency meeting?
(a) Meeting with the U.N.
(b) Volunteering in Haiti.
(c) Vacationing.
(d) Organizing a plan with the Great Powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator believe were the only people he knew paying attention to the infections in Haiti at first?

2. What did the narrator's mother sell to make money?

3. What did many people not believe the evacuees had seen at first?

4. Where was the narrator dancing with Alex at the end of the story?

5. Which of Mysty's family members did Alex tell the narrator had raped her?

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