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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. Where did Brown attend school as a child?
(a) The Jesuit College of the Visitation.
(b) The School of the Immaculate Conception of Christ.
(c) The local public school.
(d) The Schools of the Virgin Mary.

2. What was striking about the countess's hair?
(a) It was dyed a deep black, almost blue..
(b) It was prematurely white.
(c) It was a shade of red never found in nature.
(d) It was nearly gone.

3. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5, what distractions does Brown experience?
(a) Doctor Philipot's body is found; Angel has the mumps.
(b) Joseph is arrested at the market; Mr. Smith discovers Doctor Philipot's body.
(c) Martha is irate; the grocer tries to collect the money he's owed.
(d) Jones has escaped from jail; Angel has pneumonia.

4. In Mr. Smith's typed report for the people of Wisconsin, what is his tone?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Confused.
(c) Despairing.
(d) Sad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, as the Smiths are being driven to the airport, what does Mr. Smith do?

3. After the war, how did Brown feed himself?

4. When Mr. Smith hears that Doctor Philipot had killed himself, what does he want to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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