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

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what time does Casimir consistently wander in the direction of the quarantine zone?

2. Where does the narrator first meet Mysty?

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

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

5. What does Mysty say when the narrator expresses an interest in staying on the Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alex do when a farmer in Bani found an unexploded bomb on his farm?

2. Why does Alex want to go to Haiti once La Negrura hit?

3. What does Alex tell the narrator about Mysty's father? How does the narrator feel about this news?

4. How do Mysty and the narrator's mother react when he suggests he may take a semester off to stay in the D.R.?

5. Why did the narrator think Mysty and Alex may have been more than friends at some point?

6. Where did Mysty dream of moving one day? What did she plan to do there?

7. Unlike Alex, who wanted to change everyone with his art, what was the narrator's ambition?

8. What part of Alex's past does the narrator attribute to his playing down his wealth while at Brown?

9. Why does Alex not see his parents very often?

10. What does the narrator think about Mysty the first time they meet? Why does Mysty pick on the narrator?

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