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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tex?
(a) The man who handles the legwork for the King.
(b) A guard.
(c) The only Marine officer in the camp.
(d) The chaplain.

2. What does Marlowe ask of King?
(a) To help the doctor.
(b) A light for his cigarette.
(c) To befriend another enlisted man.
(d) To help the chaplain.

3. Why does Marlowe get the King in trouble in the first place?
(a) He does not like the man.
(b) A love of danger.
(c) To irritate Lt. Grey.
(d) To see what sort of man the King is.

4. What does King offer Marlowe to join his payroll?
(a) A geisha at his beck and call.
(b) $50 a week.
(c) $20 a week.
(d) One good meal a day.

5. What does Marlowe offer the King after eating King's eggs?
(a) A free night out in town.
(b) A machete.
(c) A Cuban cigar.
(d) Tobacco cured in the Javanese way.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is the King thinking when he spies a man talking with a native?

2. What fault does Col. Brant find with the King?

3. Why does the King panic at Marlowe's request?

4. Who learns to cook the weed gratis?

5. What does King give Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

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