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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the hearse is stranded in the road, what does Madame Philipot promise to buy for her son?
(a) Vanilla ice cream.
(b) A lollipop.
(c) Chocolate cookies.
(d) Popcorn.

2. Why did Brown give Marcel a large amount of British money?
(a) To help him start life anew in the city.
(b) To bribe him into leaving the hotel.
(c) To ensure he would not talk about the countess.
(d) To buy his third of the hotel.

3. As Brown realizes that morning at the end of the driveway, why do the Tontons Macoute wear sunglasses?
(a) Because the government tells them to.
(b) Because if they show fear, it would be the end of terror in others.
(c) They want to intimidate people with their staring.
(d) The sunglasses are a measure of their power.

4. Jones appears at the brothel the same night that Brown talks with the Tonton Macoute. How is he treated?
(a) Like the guest of honor.
(b) Like someone who does not belong.
(c) With scorn, since he has no money.
(d) With contempt.

5. Though this occurs before the story starts, why did Brown fly to New York?
(a) To start life over after his mother's death.
(b) To find someone to manage his hotel.
(c) To find someone to buy his hotel.
(d) To escape Martha's demands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Tonton Macoute who begins speaking to Brown?

2. How does Brown perceive his relationship to Martha, primarily?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, Brown and Joseph discuss what might happen with Doctor Philipot's soul. What is the Voodoo belief about a dead man?

4. What do the Tonton Macoutes do with the coffin?

5. At the embassy, Brown meets Doctor Philipot's nephew. Who is this man?

(see the answer key)

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