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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. Why were people not too worried about the infections in the beginning?

2. What is the name of the girl the narrator was interested in?

3. Who picks the narrator up from the airport when he first arrives in the Dominican for the summer?

4. How did Alex make money?

5. What is significant about that March when the first boy caught the infection in a camp outside of Port-Au-Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Diaz's language style and word choice in "Monstro." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Monstro." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.

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