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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of camera does Alex use?

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

5. Which of Mysty's family members did Alex tell the narrator had raped her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn of Mysty's backstory after he says much of his memory of her was lost after the Fall?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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