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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were people not too worried about the infections in the beginning?
(a) It only seemed to affect the very young.
(b) It only seemed to affect the very old.
(c) It only seemed to affect the very rich.
(d) It only seemed to affect the very sick.

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

3. Who does the narrator believe were the only people he knew paying attention to the infections in Haiti at first?
(a) His friends.
(b) His mother and aunt.
(c) His professors.
(d) Himself.

4. What happened to the worst cases of infections after about 6 months?
(a) They became comatose.
(b) They went blind.
(c) They died.
(d) They went deaf.

5. What was the other name for La Negrura?
(a) The Darkness.
(b) The Sickness.
(c) The Sunburn.
(d) The Plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alex make money?

2. How many people became infected within the first couple of months?

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

4. What form of currency is used in "Monstro"?

5. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?

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