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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Brown unexpectedly sees Philipot and Joseph emerge from the woods, what physical state is Joseph in?
(a) Lying dead on a stretcher.
(b) Limping at the back of the line.
(c) In pain with a shattered arm.
(d) Walking proudly at the head of the line.

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

3. 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 novel he is writing.
(d) As a song he cannot sing.

4. What is Martha's opinion of Jones's relation to her family?
(a) He merely makes them laugh.
(b) She thinks he is a bad influence on them, especially Angel.
(c) They will easily forget them.
(d) They do not like him.

5. After the war, how did Brown feed himself?
(a) By buying a hotel and becoming a businessman.
(b) By working in the Political Intelligence Department.
(c) By taking a job he is not proud of and does not describe.
(d) By copying famous painters and selling the pieces at high prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. After many years of silence, Brown received a message from his mother. What did the message say?

2. As far as Brown knows, where is Jones's home?

3. What beverage do the Smiths drink most often while onboard the ship?

4. What is the one meal Jones eats in jail?

5. What does Petit Pierre bring to Brown early in the morning, the first day after he arrives home?

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