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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Brown returns to his hotel in Santo Domingo, what does he find on his pillow?
(a) Money from Mr. Smith
(b) A letter from Joseph.
(c) A letter from Doctor Magiot.
(d) A note from Martha.

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) The sunglasses are a measure of their power.
(c) They want to intimidate people with their staring.
(d) Because if they show fear, it would be the end of terror in others.

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

5. Why does Angel want to meet Brown?
(a) Because he is jealous of Brown.
(b) Because he will ask him for chocolate biscuits.
(c) So he is not left out from the circle of his parents' friends.
(d) Because Martha egged him on to meet Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the new Secretary for Social Welfare cast suspicion on Doctor Philipot's death?

2. Jones appears at the brothel the same night that Brown talks with the Tonton Macoute. How is he treated?

3. Before the bail is posted for Jones's release, what does Brown ask the Secretary of the Interior to do?

4. Sitting by the pool on his first night home, what does Brown remember?

5. What does Martha's husband think about her affair with Brown?

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