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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Brown's property, what does Dr. Philipot do?
(a) Shoots himself through the heart.
(b) Hangs himself.
(c) Verbally attacks Joseph.
(d) Cuts his wrists and throat in the pool.

2. While standing on the porch, what does Mrs. Smith demand from Captain Concasseur?
(a) His revolver.
(b) His police badge.
(c) The phone number of his superior.
(d) His car keys.

3. Along the border of the Dominican Republic, what does Brown feel?
(a) Ambivalence about the differences between the two countries.
(b) A sense of peace unlike anything in Haiti.
(c) A strong desire to flee Haiti.
(d) A sense of curiosity about life beyond the border.

4. After the war, how did Brown feed himself?
(a) By buying a hotel and becoming a businessman.
(b) By working in the Political Intelligence Department.
(c) By copying famous painters and selling the pieces at high prices.
(d) By taking a job he is not proud of and does not describe.

5. How does Brown describe the new Secretary for Social Welfare?
(a) As a flower under the heel of a Tonton Macoute.
(b) As the caricatured devil.
(c) As a large bus driven by a child.
(d) As a cemetery with gravestone-like teeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Jones never seen before?

3. As Jones is escaping from Port-au-Prince, why are he and Brown two hours late for their rendezvous?

4. When Brown unexpectedly sees Philipot and Joseph emerge from the woods, what physical state is Joseph in?

5. What is the usual progression of Brown's relationship with Martha?

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