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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 did Mysty say she was more interested in having than a boyfriend?
(a) A good book.
(b) A visa.
(c) A new car.
(d) A degree.

2. What title did the narrator come up with for Alex's photo series?
(a) Long Drought Diaries.
(b) End Time Chronicles.
(c) The Book of Bygone Beauty.
(d) Notes from the Last Shore.

3. How long did it take before the Great Powers seemed to realize "the enormity of the situation" (13)?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 hours.

4. What does Mysty say when the narrator expresses an interest in staying on the Island?
(a) I don't blame you.
(b) I would love that.
(c) Please do!
(d) It's awful here.

5. What does the narrator say was "like a national pastime" (9) in the Dominican Republic?
(a) Football.
(b) Incest.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when a doctor from Martinique took an elderly infected woman to an offshore hospital?

2. Where did Mysty want to move once she graduated?

3. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?

4. Where did Alex's mother go every week to shop?

5. What happened to the worst cases of infections after about 6 months?

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