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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brown's pass is good only for one day, but this is not a problem. Why?
(a) No one will care if he is gone later.
(b) Few policemen can read.
(c) He can bribe the Tontons Macoute to let him be gone longer.
(d) He won't need to show it to anyone.

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

3. As far as Brown knows, where is Jones's home?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

4. When the countess rang the bell for Marcel to come to her room, what was he wearing?
(a) A shirt he had found in Brown's luggage.
(b) Black pants and shirt, in preparation for mourning.
(c) Only his underwear.
(d) Pajamas with both their initials monogrammed on the shirt.

5. While going through his mother's desk after she dies, what did Brown find in the piggy bank?
(a) A casino token and a medal from the resistance movement.
(b) A folded picture of a man whom Brown does not recognize.
(c) Outdated currency from the previous government.
(d) A few pounds of English money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?

2. What is Martha's opinion of Jones's relation to her family?

3. When the passengers aboard the Medea have a night of entertainment, what is the first event?

4. On Brown's property, what does Dr. Philipot do?

5. In a late-night conversation, Brown and Jones talk about their official jobs titles, which are vague. What does this tell the reader about their relationship?

(see the answer key)

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