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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Brown visits Jones at his rented villa for the first time, what is on the table?
(a) Four empty wine bottles.
(b) Blueprints and trial budgets.
(c) A pack of scattered cards.
(d) Maps of the local area.

2. Why is Jones proud of his expansive liquor traveling case?
(a) He won it on a bet with some soldiers in Burma.
(b) It was his mother's last gift to him.
(c) It was given to him in his father's will.
(d) He worked six months to be able to afford it.

3. Lying on the ground next to his pool, Brown thinks that he and Martha are more intimate than ever before. Why is this?
(a) They do not talk.
(b) They talk about running away together.
(c) They trust each other with words rather than a touch.
(d) They make love gently.

4. Why, according to Philipot, did Jones die?
(a) He sacrificed himself to try save Philipot.
(b) He was shot near the heart.
(c) His flat feet gave out.
(d) He had an asthma attack.

5. Who is Mr. Baxter?
(a) The pharmaceutical traveler.
(b) Mrs. Smith's brother.
(c) The captain.
(d) The purser.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5, what distractions does Brown experience?

2. What are Jones's last words to Philipot?

3. When Brown arrived for the first time at the Hotel Trianon in Haiti, who was with his mother?

4. What is the news of Hamit (who had rented a room to Brown and Martha in the past)?

5. What does the priest do with the bodies which the dancers bring to him?

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