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

2. Why did Alex want to go to Haiti?

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

4. Where did Mysty and her mother and stepfather live for 5 years?

5. Where is Dr. Noni DeGraff from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Write an essay analyzing Diaz's decision to tell the story using first person point-of-view from the narrator's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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