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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What form of currency is used in "Monstro"?
(a) The dollar.
(b) The renminbi.
(c) The ruble.
(d) The peso.

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

4. 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 longest in recorded history.
(d) It was the hottest in recorded history.

5. What strange thing happened to all infected individuals 8 months after the disease began?
(a) They could not stop eating.
(b) They went blind.
(c) They stopped sleeping.
(d) They stopped speaking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?

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

4. What invented word does Diaz include to refer to text messages?

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

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