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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martha explain Brown's view of the world?
(a) As a desert without water.
(b) As a song he cannot sing.
(c) As a jungle he must navigate.
(d) As a novel he is writing.

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

3. What happens in the casino after Brown won a large amount of money?
(a) He forgot to cash in his chips for money.
(b) He walked home and hid the money under his mattress.
(c) He lost his virginity to an older woman.
(d) He got drunk and passed out in his hotel room.

4. During the ship's night of entertainment, what does Mr. Baxter recite?
(a) A poem written by an unknown German.
(b) A song from his childhood.
(c) A poem he wrote himself.
(d) A poem written by a fellow soldier.

5. When Brown surveys his desk in his study, what is missing?
(a) A letter from Martha.
(b) A paper-weight that looks like a coffin.
(c) His cashbox and two cigars.
(d) A picture of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Petit Pierre, a journalist, treat every day?

2. What is Doctor Magiot's opinion of American aid to Haiti?

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

4. Why does Dr. Philipot not want to flee the Tontons Macoute?

5. Who is Mr. Baxter?

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