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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 interest do the narrator and Alex share, which he sense was seen as "a serious mental health disorder" (5)?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Current Events.

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

3. When discussing his friendship with Mysty, the narrator says he spoke as if someone had overdosed him with what?
(a) Sleeping pills.
(b) Amphetamines.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Truth serum.

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

5. Where was the narrator's mother living before moving back to the Dominican Republic?
(a) Boston.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Providence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mysty say she was more interested in having than a boyfriend?

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

3. Who picks the narrator up from the airport when he first arrives in the Dominican for the summer?

4. What rumors began to spread about infected people?

5. Where did Mysty want to move once she graduated?

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