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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?
(a) A slow leprous spread.
(b) A slow molasses pour.
(c) A lighting strike.
(d) A thunderous blast.

2. What did the narrator realize about Alex after spending time with him on the Island?
(a) He was not actually rich.
(b) He was not very smart.
(c) He was even wealthier than he thought.
(d) He was a prince.

3. 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) Take a semester off school.
(d) Move into Alex's place full time.

4. What term was used to describe the moment when all infected individuals let out a "bizarre shriek" (4)?
(a) The Shriek.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Plep.
(d) The Utterance.

5. What did the narrator tell Alex's friends he was hoping to become?
(a) A model.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alex think a photograph had the potential to do?

2. Where was the narrator's mother living before moving back to the Dominican Republic?

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

4. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?

5. What was the other name for La Negrura?

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