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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After staying at the Hotel Trianon for two days, what is Mrs. Smith's opinion about Joseph?
(a) He is a very pleasant man.
(b) He is not competent for the jobs that needs doing.
(c) He is a man of all trades.
(d) He oversteps the boundaries of his servant role.

2. What do Brown and Doctor Magiot do with Philipot's body during the night?
(a) Lay it behind some bushes near an abandoned cottage.
(b) Prepare it for burial according to local Voodoo custom.
(c) Bury it at the edge of the neighbor's property.
(d) Dump it unceremoniously in a ditch.

3. What does Mr. Smith carry around for his wife?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Her medicine.
(c) A traveling rug.
(d) Her spectacles.

4. As explained in Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Petit Pierre, a journalist, treat every day?
(a) With humor.
(b) Fearfully.
(c) Hopelessly.
(d) With hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Philipot not want to flee the Tontons Macoute?

2. When Brown returns to his hotel in Santo Domingo, what does he find on his pillow?

3. When Brown wants to get Jones released from jail, what advice does Petit Pierre give him?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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