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

2. What did many people not believe the evacuees had seen at first?
(a) Thousands of rabid dogs.
(b) Hundreds of zombies.
(c) Swarms of killer bees.
(d) 40 foot cannibals.

3. 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 poor.
(d) He is too restless.

4. What subject was Mysty studying at Unibe?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) International Law.
(c) Sociology.
(d) French.

5. What did people come to call the bombing that occurs toward the end of the story?
(a) The End.
(b) The Great Whiteout.
(c) The Blinding Incident.
(d) The Detonation Event.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mysty say when the narrator expresses an interest in staying on the Island?

2. What did the narrator's mother sell to make money?

3. Where did Alex's mother go every week to shop?

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

5. Where does the narrator first meet Mysty?

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