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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 did the narrator begin to consider doing in order to stay on the Island an try to get close to Mysty?
(a) Transfer to Unibe.
(b) Quit school and get a job on the Island.
(c) Move into Alex's place full time.
(d) Take a semester off school.

2. Why does Alex say the narrator would not last long on the Island?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He is too restless.
(c) He is too gringo.
(d) He is too lazy.

3. What does the narrator say was "like a national pastime" (9) in the Dominican Republic?
(a) Incest.
(b) Football.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

4. What rumors began to spread about infected people?
(a) They were devils.
(b) They were spies.
(c) They were zombies.
(d) They were robots.

5. Where is Dr. Noni DeGraff from?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mysty and her mother and stepfather live for 5 years?

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

3. What happened when a doctor from Martinique took an elderly infected woman to an offshore hospital?

4. What invented word does Diaz include to refer to text messages?

5. Which of Mysty's family members did Alex tell the narrator had raped her?

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