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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. Where did Brown and Martha first meet each other?
(a) At the cashier's desk in the casino.
(b) At the Hotel Trianon.
(c) By the statue of Columbus.
(d) At one of the cocktail parties hosted by her husband.

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

3. What happens when Brown and Mr. Smith visit the Secretary of the Interior?
(a) The Secretary pretends to be gone.
(b) They are ignored for nearly an hour.
(c) They must take a number and wait in line for two hours.
(d) They are able to see the Secretary immediately.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Starting in Part 1, Chapter 1, what problem does Brown have with Jones's name?

2. Jones reveals his opinion about scruples. What is this opinion?

3. In Chapter One, what is distinctive about Jones's driver, the man who ruined Joseph?

4. For the first time during Chapter 1 of Part 2, Martha mentions her father. Why is he disgraced in Brown's eyes?

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

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