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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing people blame when the infections began to spread?
(a) The cold.
(b) The famine.
(c) The heat.
(d) The president.

2. What are some things Mysty picked on the narrator for when they first met?
(a) He was too American and his Spanish was lousy.
(b) He could not dance and he did not drink.
(c) He could not handle his liquor and he didn't smoke.
(d) He was poor and his clothes were outdated.

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

4. Which community was impacted by the infection?
(a) Dominicans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Haitians.

5. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?
(a) To donate money to local hospitals.
(b) To photograph the infected.
(c) To try to help the infected.
(d) To find his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say was "like a national pastime" (9) in the Dominican Republic?

2. What does Mysty say when the narrator expresses an interest in staying on the Island?

3. What does the narrator say was Mysty's "protective screen" (9)?

4. During what time does Casimir consistently wander in the direction of the quarantine zone?

5. What was the other name for La Negrura?

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