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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 invented word does Diaz include to refer to text messages?
(a) Whorls.
(b) Plypts.
(c) Pleps.
(d) Glypts.

2. 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.

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

4. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) America.
(d) France.

5. Who picks the narrator up from the airport when he first arrives in the Dominican for the summer?
(a) His mother.
(b) Alex.
(c) Mysty.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange thing happened to all infected individuals 8 months after the disease began?

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

3. What term was used to describe the moment when all infected individuals let out a "bizarre shriek" (4)?

4. What does the narrator say all 19-year-olds are when discussing his difficulty being around his sick mother?

5. Which community was impacted by the infection?

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