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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) India.

2. What word is used for the internet in "Monstro"?
(a) El monstro.
(b) Whorl.
(c) Interwhirld.
(d) Webbie.

3. What interest do the narrator and Alex share, which he sense was seen as "a serious mental health disorder" (5)?
(a) Art.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Current Events.
(d) History.

4. What was the narrator doing when "the world came to an end" (1)?
(a) Volunteering in Haiti.
(b) Studying for finals.
(c) Chasing a girl.
(d) Applying for jobs.

5. Where was the narrator's mother living before moving back to the Dominican Republic?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Boston.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Providence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people became infected within the first couple of months?

2. What form of currency is used in "Monstro"?

3. Where did the narrator meet Alex?

4. What is the name of the place the narrator spent much of his time thanks to his friend, Alex?

5. What term was used to describe the moment when all infected individuals let out a "bizarre shriek" (4)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the narrator's mother initially come back to the Dominican Republic after living in Brooklyn?

2. How did the narrator react when he first heard of La Negrura? What was he more occupied with at the time?

3. What are some the strange behaviors the infected displayed months after the initial outbreak?

4. How did the narrator's mother and aunt feel about the situation in Haiti?

5. Why did interest in La Negrura wane fairly soon after the initial infection?

6. Why was it easy to blame the heat on the outbreak of La Negrura?

7. Is the narrator being honest when he says his mother did not really want him around her when she was sick? Explain.

8. What did Alex tell his friends when he introduced them to the narrator? How did his friends react when the narrator told them what he was hoping to become?

9. How did people first react to La Negrura, according to the narrator at the start of the story?

10. Who is Alex? How does he know the narrator? In what ways are they different?

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