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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What do Brown and Philipot's nephew discuss with the ambassador?
(a) Making a quick sale.
(b) Being comedians.
(c) Melodious poems.
(d) Jones fighting in Burma.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the countess rang the bell for Marcel to come to her room, what was he wearing?

2. Why does Angel want to meet Brown?

3. To leave the ship, Jones dresses up as a woman. What does he wear?

4. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrive at the hotel, what room do they stay in?

5. What keeps Brown awake during the all-night voodoo ceremony?

(see the answer key)

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