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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Brown stay with Philipot?
(a) Six hours.
(b) A week.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Three days.

2. 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.

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

4. Brown's pass is good only for one day, but this is not a problem. Why?
(a) No one will care if he is gone later.
(b) He won't need to show it to anyone.
(c) Few policemen can read.
(d) He can bribe the Tontons Macoute to let him be gone longer.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the beginning of their relationship, who makes great demands on Martha's time?

2. Why is it said, in Part 1, Chapter 4, that Papa Doc sometimes watches the slow deaths of some of his victims?

3. What is the name of the Tonton Macoute who begins speaking to Brown?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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