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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) Chasing a girl.
(b) Studying for finals.
(c) Applying for jobs.
(d) Volunteering in Haiti.

2. Where did the narrator meet Alex?
(a) Brown.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

3. What is the name of the place the narrator spent much of his time thanks to his friend, Alex?
(a) The Dome.
(b) The Room.
(c) The Shield.
(d) The Cloud.

4. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?
(a) A slow leprous spread.
(b) A thunderous blast.
(c) A lighting strike.
(d) A slow molasses pour.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator believe were the only people he knew paying attention to the infections in Haiti at first?

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

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

5. Which community was impacted by the infection?

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