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

2. Where did Mysty and the narrator meet Alex after the event at the end of the story?
(a) Mysty's place.
(b) His apartment.
(c) An alleyway.
(d) The club.

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

4. What is the first thing people blame when the infections began to spread?
(a) The heat.
(b) The famine.
(c) The president.
(d) The cold.

5. What are some things Mysty picked on the narrator for when they first met?
(a) He was poor and his clothes were outdated.
(b) He could not dance and he did not drink.
(c) He was too American and his Spanish was lousy.
(d) He could not handle his liquor and he didn't smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex pack with him "just in case....something happens" (16) at the end of the story?

2. What did the narrator begin to consider doing in order to stay on the Island an try to get close to Mysty?

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

4. The narrator says he and his friends "kicked it super hard" (11) because they did not have what to hold them back?

5. Who does Alex run off with while he and the narrator are out dancing at the end of the story?

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