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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the worst cases of infections after about 6 months?
(a) They became comatose.
(b) They died.
(c) They went deaf.
(d) They went blind.

2. What is the name of the place the narrator spent much of his time thanks to his friend, Alex?
(a) The Shield.
(b) The Room.
(c) The Cloud.
(d) The Dome.

3. Which country's factories were producing a lot of pharmaceuticals in the Dominican Republic in "Monstro"?
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) France.
(d) India.

4. Why were people not too worried about the infections in the beginning?
(a) It only seemed to affect the very young.
(b) It only seemed to affect the very sick.
(c) It only seemed to affect the very rich.
(d) It only seemed to affect the very old.

5. Where was the narrator's mother living before moving back to the Dominican Republic?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Boston.
(c) Providence.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people became infected within the first couple of months?

3. What interest do the narrator and Alex share, which he sense was seen as "a serious mental health disorder" (5)?

4. How does Diaz describe the way in which the infection spread?

5. What was the other name for La Negrura?

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