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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 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.

2. What is the name of the girl the narrator was interested in?
(a) Megsy.
(b) Mysty.
(c) Mandy.
(d) Mitsy.

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

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 longest in recorded history.
(b) It was the darkest in recorded history.
(c) It was the hottest in recorded history.
(d) It was the coldest in recorded history.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is used for the internet in "Monstro"?

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

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

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

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