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

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

3. Who is Alex's girlfriend?
(a) Livia.
(b) Valentina.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Mysty.

4. What word is used for the internet in "Monstro"?
(a) El monstro.
(b) Whorl.
(c) Webbie.
(d) Interwhirld.

5. Where does the narrator first meet Mysty?
(a) A dance club.
(b) Alex's apartment.
(c) School.
(d) The airport.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Alex say the narrator would not last long on the Island?

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

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

5. Why were people not too worried about the infections in the beginning?

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