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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Brown and Martha rendezvous most often?
(a) By a statue of the president.
(b) By a statue of Columbus.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) By the American consulate.

2. Why does Doctor Magiot visit Brown one night?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He gets lonely after the sun sets.
(c) He misses Brown's mother.
(d) He wants to intimidate him.

3. Why does Brown leave the military base?
(a) He does not get the exit-visa.
(b) His mother's brother is dead.
(c) The attempt to make a political connection fails.
(d) He does not get the job.

4. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?
(a) Because he is tired and wants to get home.
(b) Because he is smuggling weapons in.
(c) Because he doesn't trust the soldier.
(d) Because Martha belongs to the diplomatic corps.

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

6. What is Brown's idea to help Jones escape?
(a) Drive him across the border.
(b) Smuggle him past the Tontons Macoute into the forest.
(c) Get him an exit-visa through the Venezuelan embassy.
(d) Send him to fight with Philipot.

7. 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 cluster.
(d) The barn.

8. What moment, as Brown remembers the past, makes him feel that his business was finally a success?
(a) Tourists in the neighboring cities heard about him.
(b) His guest registry was full for nearly three months running.
(c) A girl was making love in the pool in the middle of the night.
(d) A young couple promised to vacation there every year.

9. What is the one meal Jones eats in jail?
(a) Mango.
(b) Thin soup.
(c) Beans.
(d) Brown bread.

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

11. What does Jones name the ambassador's new dog?
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) T-bone.
(d) Midge.

12. When Brown wants to get Jones released from jail, what advice does Petit Pierre give him?
(a) To process his appeal through the proper channels.
(b) To begin by bribing the Tontons Macoute guards.
(c) Not to get involved at all, for his own safety.
(d) Not to exaggerate the situation.

13. A Tonton Macoute strikes up a conversation with Brown. Who is this man?
(a) A new character in the book.
(b) The leader of the Tontons Macoute.
(c) The one responsible for putting Jones in jail.
(d) The one who smashed the windows of the hearse carrying Doctor Philipot's body.

14. When the passengers aboard the Medea have a night of entertainment, what is the first event?
(a) Three magic tricks.
(b) A song performance.
(c) A kitchen orchestra.
(d) A dance performance.

15. When the countess rang the bell for Marcel to come to her room, what was he wearing?
(a) A shirt he had found in Brown's luggage.
(b) Only his underwear.
(c) Black pants and shirt, in preparation for mourning.
(d) Pajamas with both their initials monogrammed on the shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the beginning of their relationship, who makes great demands on Martha's time?

2. Why does Dr. Philipot not want to flee the Tontons Macoute?

3. Why is it said, in Part 1, Chapter 4, that Papa Doc sometimes watches the slow deaths of some of his victims?

4. When Brown returns to his hotel in Santo Domingo, what does he find on his pillow?

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

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