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

2. 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?
(a) They prefer to play games with the truth.
(b) They are not honest with each other or the Haitians.
(c) They speak the truth only when it is proven that the other one will not betray.
(d) They reveal details only when they know each other better.

3. How did Brown enter a casino at a young age?
(a) By bribing the guard at the front door.
(b) By sneaking through the back door.
(c) By stealing a passport and bluffing.
(d) By masquerading as a woman's date.

4. As Brown realizes that morning at the end of the driveway, why do the Tontons Macoute wear sunglasses?
(a) The sunglasses are a measure of their power.
(b) They want to intimidate people with their staring.
(c) Because if they show fear, it would be the end of terror in others.
(d) Because the government tells them to.

5. How does the new Secretary for Social Welfare cast suspicion on Doctor Philipot's death?
(a) He suggests that the doctor could not pay his gambling debts.
(b) He suggests that he was deceitful about the water pipes on Desaix Street.
(c) He suggests that there was just retribution by the authorities.
(d) He suggests that the doctor should not have invested in the shanty-town speculation.