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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11 - 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange thing happened to all infected individuals 8 months after the disease began?
(a) They stopped speaking.
(b) They went blind.
(c) They stopped sleeping.
(d) They could not stop eating.

2. How many other patients does DeGraff learn show the same symptoms as Casimir?
(a) About a dozen.
(b) Over 200.
(c) Over 30.
(d) About 1,000.

3. What happened at the club just as Mysty and the narrator are about to leave at the end of the story?
(a) The alarm goes off.
(b) Smoke enters.
(c) The cops enter.
(d) The lights go out.

4. How did Alex make money?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Photograpy.
(c) Writing.
(d) Modeling.

5. What happened to Dr. DeGraff as a result of the bombing?
(a) The optic nerve in her eye was burned out.
(b) Her right arm was blown off.
(c) She became paralyzed.
(d) Her foot was injured while running.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alex decide to drive his father's car to at the end of the story?

2. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?

3. Where was the narrator dancing with Alex at the end of the story?

4. What does Casimir do when Dr. DeGraff drives him away from the quarantine zone?

5. What is the name of the girl the narrator was interested in?

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