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

2. Before the bail is posted for Jones's release, what does Brown ask the Secretary of the Interior to do?
(a) Destroy all paperwork relating to his arrest.
(b) Convert his American dollars to Haitian gourdes.
(c) Send a competent doctor to fix his wounds.
(d) Sign a waiver of confidentiality.

3. For the first time during Chapter 1 of Part 2, Martha mentions her father. Why is he disgraced in Brown's eyes?
(a) He was a blacksmith.
(b) He was a Tonton Macoute.
(c) He was a spy.
(d) He was a Nazi guard.

4. What is the usual progression of Brown's relationship with Martha?
(a) They make love and then quarrel.
(b) They quarrel and he leaves.
(c) They make love and he leaves in silence.
(d) They quarrel and then make love.

5. The bedrooms in the brothel are arranged in a long, low row. What is the name given to this arrangement of rooms?
(a) The stable.
(b) The cluster.
(c) The row.
(d) The barn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much Latin does Brown remember from his early education?

4. What does the purser do with his "French letters"?

5. What is the supposed reason for Jones's arrest when he attempts to pass through customs?

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