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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. What subject was Mysty studying at Unibe?

2. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?

3. What did the narrator realize about Alex after spending time with him on the Island?

4. What did Mysty say she was more interested in having than a boyfriend?

5. What was Henri Casimir doing which concerned his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the author of "Monstro." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Monstro" similar or different from his previous works?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance the narrator's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 3

"Monstro" takes place in an unspecified time in the future. What details indicate the timeframe? When do you think the story takes place? Why do you think the author did not specify the exact time?

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