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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some things Mysty picked on the narrator for when they first met?
(a) He could not handle his liquor and he didn't smoke.
(b) He could not dance and he did not drink.
(c) He was too American and his Spanish was lousy.
(d) He was poor and his clothes were outdated.

2. Where did Mysty and her mother and stepfather live for 5 years?
(a) Quebec.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What did the narrator tell Alex's friends he was hoping to become?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A photographer.
(c) A model.
(d) A journalist.

5. What was the narrator doing when "the world came to an end" (1)?
(a) Applying for jobs.
(b) Chasing a girl.
(c) Volunteering in Haiti.
(d) Studying for finals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about that March when the first boy caught the infection in a camp outside of Port-Au-Prince?

2. Where did the narrator meet Alex?

3. Despite his good qualities, to whom was Alex often rude?

4. What interest do the narrator and Alex share, which he sense was seen as "a serious mental health disorder" (5)?

5. What does the narrator say was Mysty's "protective screen" (9)?

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