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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 did Alex become obsessed with photographing "before they disappeared" (11)?
(a) His friends.
(b) The clubs in D.R.
(c) The beaches in D.R.
(d) The people in Haiti.

2. Where did the narrator meet Alex?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brown.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

3. 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.

4. What word does the narrator use to describe the violence that occurred in the relocation camps near the quarantine zone?
(a) Bloody.
(b) Heart-wrenching.
(c) Massacre.
(d) Mild.

5. Despite his good qualities, to whom was Alex often rude?
(a) His teachers.
(b) Club and restaurant workers.
(c) HIs parents.
(d) His friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?

3. Who is Alex's girlfriend?

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

5. What invented word does Diaz include to refer to text messages?

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