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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. The bedrooms in the brothel are arranged in a long, low row. What is the name given to this arrangement of rooms?
(a) The stable.
(b) The row.
(c) The barn.
(d) The cluster.

2. As Brown realizes that morning at the end of the driveway, why do the Tontons Macoute wear sunglasses?
(a) Because if they show fear, it would be the end of terror in others.
(b) They want to intimidate people with their staring.
(c) The sunglasses are a measure of their power.
(d) Because the government tells them to.

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

4. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?
(a) Jones has not fully paid for his passage aboard the ship.
(b) Brown does not mind spying on someone.
(c) He thinks Jones is a murderer.
(d) He thinks Jones is a gambler.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the new Secretary for Social Welfare cast suspicion on Doctor Philipot's death?

2. Why is Brown not afraid to smuggle Philipot's body off his property?

3. Before Brown and Smith leave the jail, what does Jones want them to do?

4. Why, according to Philipot, did Jones die?

5. Because Mere Catherine has no Coca-Cola, what does she give Brown to drink with his rum?

(see the answer key)

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