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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Brown get his information about the curfew in Haiti?
(a) From a Haitian newspaper.
(b) From an American newspaper.
(c) From Joseph.
(d) From a public posting in the shipping dock.

2. What is the news of Hamit (who had rented a room to Brown and Martha in the past)?
(a) He has disappeared.
(b) His wife reported him missing.
(c) He has been captured by the Tontons Macoute.
(d) His body has been found in the forest.

3. Why is Brown not afraid to smuggle Philipot's body off his property?
(a) He knew he could bribe any Tonton Macoute he met.
(b) He had put the body in the trunk of the car.
(c) It was the hour when only Tonton Macoutes and zombies moved about.
(d) Philipot looked drunk rather than dead.

4. How does Doctor Magiot know Philipot?
(a) They took an anatomy class together in Paris.
(b) They frequented the casino together in Port au Prince.
(c) They worked at the same hospital in Paris.
(d) They both belonged to the resistance movement.

5. Why does Brown leave the military base?
(a) His mother's brother is dead.
(b) He does not get the job.
(c) The attempt to make a political connection fails.
(d) He does not get the exit-visa.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the note Doctor Magiot received, where is young Philipot?

2. Whom is Brown visiting the military base near Santo Domingo?

3. When Brown surveys his desk in his study, what is missing?

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

5. When Brown steps off the ship, who fills the port?

(see the answer key)

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