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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Alex seem to spend most of this time?
(a) Valentina.
(b) Mysty.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

3. What happened to Dr. DeGraff as a result of the bombing?
(a) The optic nerve in her eye was burned out.
(b) Her right arm was blown off.
(c) Her foot was injured while running.
(d) She became paralyzed.

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(a) He was poor and his clothes were outdated.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

5. What interest do the narrator and Alex share, which he sense was seen as "a serious mental health disorder" (5)?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Current Events.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who picks the narrator up from the airport when he first arrives in the Dominican for the summer?

2. What do both Mysty and the narrator decide to do when Alex leaves at the end of the story?

3. What rumors began to spread about infected people?

4. What does Casimir do when Dr. DeGraff drives him away from the quarantine zone?

5. Why did the narrator's mother leave for Florida before the Fall?

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