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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator meet Alex?

2. Where was the narrator's mother living before moving back to the Dominican Republic?

3. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?

4. What invented word does Diaz include to refer to text messages?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Monstro." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Superstition plays a role in "Monstro" when people try to find reason for the infections. Write an essay exploring the role of superstition in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Read an online review of "Monstro." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.

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