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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Brown visiting the military base near Santo Domingo?
(a) Mr. Athencourt.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Peterson.
(d) Mr. Wilson.

2. What does the priest do with the bodies which the dancers bring to him?
(a) Holds their arms into the fire.
(b) Burns tiny pieces of their burial shrouds.
(c) Holds their feet into the fire.
(d) Chants over them.

3. What does Martha's husband think about her affair with Brown?
(a) He probably knows but does not object.
(b) He has already filed for divorce.
(c) He has threatened to throw her out of the house.
(d) He does not suspect anything.

4. Though Mr. Smith has turned his back, what happens after he gives money to the beggar?
(a) The Secretary takes it from him.
(b) The beggar throws it back at him.
(c) The beggar buries it in a shallow hole in the sand.
(d) The other man steals it from him.

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, what do Brown and Martha quarrel about?
(a) Their future.
(b) Angel's new school.
(c) Jones staying at the embassy.
(d) The ambassador's new dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Brown and Martha lie outside in the grass, what does Brown realize about the character of their relationship?

2. Why does Joseph limp?

3. Why does Jones hurry Brown and Smith out of his cell?

4. How do the policemen retaliate for the attack on the police station?

5. When Martha comes to visit the afternoon after the Tonton Macoutes come, what do she and Brown do for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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