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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alex think a photograph had the potential to do?
(a) Change everything.
(b) Make him rich.
(c) Make someone smile.
(d) Make someone cry.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator say was Mysty's "protective screen" (9)?
(a) Appearing bored.
(b) Playing dumb.
(c) Acting mean.
(d) Reading books.

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

7. How tall was Alex?
(a) 5'5.
(b) 6'8.
(c) 8'9.
(d) 4'11.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What type of camera does Alex use?
(a) A Polaroid.
(b) A Nikon.
(c) A Panasonic.
(d) A Pentax.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Mysty want to move once she graduated?

3. What are some things Mysty picked on the narrator for when they first met?

4. What does Alex say when the narrator ask if he and Mysty had ever had a relationship?

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

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