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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the countess's last words to her son?
(a) "One must take precautions."
(b) "A little luck has come my way at the end."
(c) "Your father could never stand his own climate."
(d) "What part are you playing now?"

2. How did Marcel kill himself?
(a) Hung himself in the countess's bedroom.
(b) Drank two bottles of rum and contracted alcohol poisoning.
(c) Jumped out a second-story window into the empty pool.
(d) Slit his wrists and throat.

3. What is the supposed reason for Jones's arrest when he attempts to pass through customs?
(a) He is carrying something incriminating.
(b) His letter of introduction is written to the wrong person.
(c) A gun is found in his luggage.
(d) He refuses to let the customs officers search his bags.

4. In Chapter 1 of Part 2, when Brown takes Mr. Smith to the post office, what happens?
(a) Mr. Smith exits by the wrong door and is lost.
(b) Mr. Smith get in an argument with a one-legged man.
(c) They are questioned about their errand by a Tonton Macoute.
(d) Mr. Smith is mobbed by five beggars.

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, what do Brown and Martha quarrel about?
(a) Their future.
(b) Angel's new school.
(c) The ambassador's new dog.
(d) Jones staying at the embassy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brown act toward the end of the Voodoo ceremony?

2. When Brown hears footsteps outside his hotel, what weapon does he grab?

3. Why do Brown and Jones sleep in the cemetery until daybreak?

4. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?

5. What is the one meal Jones eats in jail?

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