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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the situation with the narrator's mom when the "world came to an end" (1)?
(a) She was helping sick people.
(b) She was busy working.
(c) She was missing.
(d) She was sick.

2. What term was used to describe the moment when all infected individuals let out a "bizarre shriek" (4)?
(a) The Utterance.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Shriek.
(d) The Plep.

3. What would the narrator do with Alex's photos before he put them on the Whorl?
(a) Edit them.
(b) Glypt them to Alex's father.
(c) Write a caption.
(d) Photocopy them.

4. Where did the narrator meet Alex?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yale.

5. Why did the narrator's mother leave for Florida before the Fall?
(a) To be with her sisters.
(b) For special medical treatment.
(c) For a vacation.
(d) She bought a house there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were people not too worried about the infections in the beginning?

2. What was the Commander-in-Chief doing when the Joint Chiefs of Staff convened an emergency meeting?

3. Which community was impacted by the infection?

4. What are some things Mysty picked on the narrator for when they first met?

5. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?

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