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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Mysty and her mother and stepfather live for 5 years?
(a) Miami.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Quebec.

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

4. What does Alex say is "the most beautiful country in the world" (10)?
(a) Haiti.
(b) America.
(c) Canada.
(d) The Dominican Republic.

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

6. Who is Alex's girlfriend?
(a) Valentina.
(b) Livia.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Mysty.

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

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

9. What did the narrator realize about Alex after spending time with him on the Island?
(a) He was even wealthier than he thought.
(b) He was not actually rich.
(c) He was a prince.
(d) He was not very smart.

10. When discussing his friendship with Mysty, the narrator says he spoke as if someone had overdosed him with what?
(a) Sleeping pills.
(b) Truth serum.
(c) Amphetamines.
(d) Whiskey.

11. What was Alex's GPA at school?
(a) 3.0.
(b) 4.0.
(c) 2.5.
(d) 1.4.

12. What did the narrator begin to consider doing in order to stay on the Island an try to get close to Mysty?
(a) Move into Alex's place full time.
(b) Transfer to Unibe.
(c) Quit school and get a job on the Island.
(d) Take a semester off school.

13. Where did Alex's mother go every week to shop?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) Providence.
(d) Manhattan.

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

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(b) He was poor and his clothes were outdated.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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dr. Noni DeGraff from?

2. What would Mysty rather die than admit to having according to the narrator?

3. Where would Mysty often pick the narrator up to bring him to Alex's?

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

5. With whom did Alex seem to spend most of this time?

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