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

2. What does Jones name the ambassador's new dog?
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Midge.
(d) T-bone.

3. What does Petit Pierre bring to Brown early in the morning, the first day after he arrives home?
(a) A bottle of rum, as an apology.
(b) Brown's weekly supply of oranges.
(c) A newspaper with a gossip column that includes the Smiths.
(d) An order for an eviction of the premises.

4. When Mr. Smith and Brown unexpectedly meet again in Santo Domingo, what does Mr. Smith offer?
(a) To help Brown escape to the United States.
(b) To draw up a mortgage for Brown's hotel.
(c) To find Brown a catering job.
(d) To buy Brown's hotel with American dollars.

5. A Tonton Macoute strikes up a conversation with Brown. Who is this man?
(a) The one who smashed the windows of the hearse carrying Doctor Philipot's body.
(b) The leader of the Tontons Macoute.
(c) A new character in the book.
(d) The one responsible for putting Jones in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lying on the ground next to his pool, Brown thinks that he and Martha are more intimate than ever before. Why is this?

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

3. What is the news of Hamit (who had rented a room to Brown and Martha in the past)?

4. What are Jones's last words to Philipot?

5. According to the note Doctor Magiot received, where is young Philipot?

(see the answer key)

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