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

2. As Luigi the Italian is gambling, why he is depressed?
(a) Brown is winning more money than he is.
(b) The casino is losing all its money.
(c) He is losing large amounts of money.
(d) He has no money left for alcohol.

3. After the war, how did Brown feed himself?
(a) By taking a job he is not proud of and does not describe.
(b) By copying famous painters and selling the pieces at high prices.
(c) By buying a hotel and becoming a businessman.
(d) By working in the Political Intelligence Department.

4. Why is Jones proud of his expansive liquor traveling case?
(a) It was his mother's last gift to him.
(b) He won it on a bet with some soldiers in Burma.
(c) It was given to him in his father's will.
(d) He worked six months to be able to afford it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown visits Jones the afternoon after the Smiths leave town, what do the two men drink?

2. How much Latin does Brown remember from his early education?

3. When Brown walks up the stairs to say hello to Angel, what does the boy show him?

4. Why did Brown give Marcel a large amount of British money?

5. What happens in the casino after Brown won a large amount of money?

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