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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 is significant about that March when the first boy caught the infection in a camp outside of Port-Au-Prince?
(a) It was the coldest in recorded history.
(b) It was the darkest in recorded history.
(c) It was the hottest in recorded history.
(d) It was the longest in recorded history.

2. The narrator says he and his friends "kicked it super hard" (11) because they did not have what to hold them back?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) School.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Parents.

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

4. Who picks the narrator up from the airport when he first arrives in the Dominican for the summer?
(a) Alex.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mysty.
(d) His aunt.

5. What happened to the worst cases of infections after about 6 months?
(a) They became comatose.
(b) They died.
(c) They went deaf.
(d) They went blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people come to call the bombing that occurs toward the end of the story?

2. What is the name of the place the narrator spent much of his time thanks to his friend, Alex?

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

4. What did the narrator tell Alex's friends he was hoping to become?

5. What type of camera does Alex use?

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