View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jones feel about his jail cell?
(a) It is merely the next step in his journey.
(b) It is horrifying.
(c) It is unremarkable.
(d) He barely notices it.

2. Before Brown and Smith leave the jail, what does Jones want them to do?
(a) Give $20 and a note to the sergeant at the door.
(b) Arrange for better food to be brought to him.
(c) Say a prayer with him.
(d) Promise to smuggle a knife in so he can escape.

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

4. What is the name of the Tonton Macoute who begins speaking to Brown?
(a) Captain Henderson.
(b) Petit Pierre.
(c) Tin Tin.
(d) Captain Concasseur.

5. From the beginning of their relationship, who makes great demands on Martha's time?
(a) Her lover, a member of the Tontons Macoute.
(b) Angel.
(c) Brown.
(d) Her husband, the ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Martha in Santo Domingo?

2. In Chapter 1 of Part 2, when Brown takes Mr. Smith to the post office, what happens?

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

4. What is Jones's opinion about swindling the educated people?

5. Angel is introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2. Who is he?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample