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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 Alex's mother go every week to shop?

2. What would Mysty rather die than admit to having according to the narrator?

3. During what time does Casimir consistently wander in the direction of the quarantine zone?

4. What type of camera does Alex use?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways in "Monstro" a commentary on international response (or lack thereof) to devastation of poorer communities, in this case, Haiti?

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