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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Move into Alex's place full time.
(c) Quit school and get a job on the Island.
(d) Take a semester off school.

2. What does Mysty say when the narrator expresses an interest in staying on the Island?
(a) I don't blame you.
(b) It's awful here.
(c) I would love that.
(d) Please do!

3. What was Henri Casimir doing which concerned his wife?
(a) Trying to kill himself.
(b) Roaming around and muttering to himself.
(c) Starving himself.
(d) Trying to kill her.

4. During what time does Casimir consistently wander in the direction of the quarantine zone?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Bedtime.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Lunch.

5. What would Mysty rather die than admit to having according to the narrator?
(a) A rich family.
(b) Plastic surgery.
(c) An affair with Alex.
(d) A boyfriend.

6. Where does the narrator first meet Mysty?
(a) The airport.
(b) A dance club.
(c) Alex's apartment.
(d) School.

7. With whom did Alex seem to spend most of this time?
(a) Mysty.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Valentina.

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

9. What does Alex say when the narrator ask if he and Mysty had ever had a relationship?
(a) Not yet.
(b) She is like my sister.
(c) Of course.
(d) Disgusting.

10. Where would Mysty often pick the narrator up to bring him to Alex's?
(a) They library.
(b) The bus stop.
(c) The gym.
(d) His mother's.

11. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?
(a) To try to help the infected.
(b) To photograph the infected.
(c) To donate money to local hospitals.
(d) To find his father.

12. Why does Alex say the narrator would not last long on the Island?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He is too restless.
(c) He is too gringo.
(d) He is too lazy.

13. Which of Mysty's family members did Alex tell the narrator had raped her?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her stepfather.
(d) Her father.

14. What does the narrator say was "like a national pastime" (9) in the Dominican Republic?
(a) Incest.
(b) Eating.
(c) Football.
(d) Sleeping.

15. What did Mysty say she was more interested in having than a boyfriend?
(a) A visa.
(b) A good book.
(c) A degree.
(d) A new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex say is "the most beautiful country in the world" (10)?

2. What type of camera does Alex use?

3. What did the narrator realize about Alex after spending time with him on the Island?

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

5. What does the narrator say was Mysty's "protective screen" (9)?

(see the answer keys)

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