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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Doctor Magiot visit Brown one night?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He wants to intimidate him.
(c) He misses Brown's mother.
(d) He gets lonely after the sun sets.

2. How does Martha explain Brown's view of the world?
(a) As a jungle he must navigate.
(b) As a desert without water.
(c) As a song he cannot sing.
(d) As a novel he is writing.

3. What does Jones name the ambassador's new dog?
(a) Midge.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) T-bone.
(d) Mosquito.

4. What does Petit Pierre bring to Brown early in the morning, the first day after he arrives home?
(a) A bottle of rum, as an apology.
(b) An order for an eviction of the premises.
(c) Brown's weekly supply of oranges.
(d) A newspaper with a gossip column that includes the Smiths.

5. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?
(a) Brown does not mind spying on someone.
(b) Jones has not fully paid for his passage aboard the ship.
(c) He thinks Jones is a gambler.
(d) He thinks Jones is a murderer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jones feel about his jail cell?

3. In school, what play was Brown forced to participate in, speaking in a French translation of the original play?

4. Why is Martha in Santo Domingo?

5. What is Brown's plan to get through the road-blocks with Jones?

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