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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the hearse is stranded in the road, what does Madame Philipot promise to buy for her son?
(a) Chocolate cookies.
(b) Vanilla ice cream.
(c) A lollipop.
(d) Popcorn.

2. Why is Brown on the military base near Santo Domingo?
(a) To apply for a catering job.
(b) To visit his mother's brother.
(c) To apply for an exit visa.
(d) To make a political connection.

3. What were the countess's last words to her son?
(a) "A little luck has come my way at the end."
(b) "Your father could never stand his own climate."
(c) "What part are you playing now?"
(d) "One must take precautions."

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

5. Why does Angel want to meet Brown?
(a) Because Martha egged him on to meet Brown.
(b) Because he will ask him for chocolate biscuits.
(c) So he is not left out from the circle of his parents' friends.
(d) Because he is jealous of Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tonton Macoutes do with the coffin?

2. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?

3. When Mr. Smith hears that Doctor Philipot had killed himself, what does he want to do?

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

5. Along the border of the Dominican Republic, what does Brown feel?

(see the answer key)

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