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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Brown's property, what does Dr. Philipot do?
(a) Hangs himself.
(b) Shoots himself through the heart.
(c) Cuts his wrists and throat in the pool.
(d) Verbally attacks Joseph.

2. How does Brown think of Mr. Smith even before he knows his name?
(a) As the Presidential Hopeful.
(b) As The Realist.
(c) As the Wisconsin Smith.
(d) As the Presidential Candidate.

3. Sitting by the pool on his first night home, what does Brown remember?
(a) The smell of Martha's perfume.
(b) Joseph's list of things that have gone wrong in his absence.
(c) His conversation with Mrs. Smith.
(d) The sounds of the busy tourist season.

4. Why does Joseph limp?
(a) He was wounded in the war.
(b) The Tonton Macoutes beat him up.
(c) A jeep had run over his foot.
(d) He had a childhood disease that crippled him.

5. Where do Brown and Martha rendezvous most often?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) By a statue of Columbus.
(c) By the American consulate.
(d) By a statue of the president.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown arrived for the first time at the Hotel Trianon in Haiti, who was with his mother?

2. What does Martha's husband think about her affair with Brown?

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

4. 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?

5. Rather than participating in the night of entertainment, what does Mr. Fernandez do?

(see the answer key)

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