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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Doctor Magiot know Philipot?
(a) They worked at the same hospital in Paris.
(b) They frequented the casino together in Port au Prince.
(c) They both belonged to the resistance movement.
(d) They took an anatomy class together in Paris.

2. How does Brown think of Mr. Smith even before he knows his name?
(a) As the Presidential Hopeful.
(b) As the Wisconsin Smith.
(c) As The Realist.
(d) As the Presidential Candidate.

3. When Brown unexpectedly sees Philipot and Joseph emerge from the woods, what physical state is Joseph in?
(a) Limping at the back of the line.
(b) Walking proudly at the head of the line.
(c) Lying dead on a stretcher.
(d) In pain with a shattered arm.

4. What is the name of the ship on which Brown, Jones, and the Smiths are traveling?
(a) The Medea.
(b) The Victoria.
(c) Royal Steamer.
(d) Lady Independence.

5. What happens in the casino after Brown won a large amount of money?
(a) He got drunk and passed out in his hotel room.
(b) He walked home and hid the money under his mattress.
(c) He forgot to cash in his chips for money.
(d) He lost his virginity to an older woman.

6. Mr. Smith has a letter of introduction to what person in Haiti?
(a) The Secretary for Internal Affairs.
(b) The Secretary for Social Welfare.
(c) The President.
(d) The Provost for International Affairs.

7. When Brown disembarks from the Medea, why is Martha sitting in the place she used to rendezvous with him?
(a) She was meeting another man.
(b) She had nowhere else to go.
(c) Her car had broken down.
(d) She missed him.

8. As the hearse is stranded in the road, what does Madame Philipot promise to buy for her son?
(a) Vanilla ice cream.
(b) A lollipop.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Chocolate cookies.

9. Why does Dr. Philipot not want to flee the Tontons Macoute?
(a) Because his wife persuades him to stay.
(b) Because he is old and tired.
(c) Because he has no money.
(d) Because he would feel less safe in the mountains.

10. How much Latin does Brown remember from his early education?
(a) Only one line.
(b) Everything he reads.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Only Virgil's poetry.

11. How often does the captain dine with the passengers while on their voyage?
(a) Once.
(b) Every night.
(c) Never.
(d) Twice.

12. During the ship's night of entertainment, what does Mr. Baxter recite?
(a) A poem written by a fellow soldier.
(b) A poem he wrote himself.
(c) A poem written by an unknown German.
(d) A song from his childhood.

13. Why is it said, in Part 1, Chapter 4, that Papa Doc sometimes watches the slow deaths of some of his victims?
(a) For self-punishment.
(b) For medical interest.
(c) Out of sadism.
(d) Out of revenge.

14. Before the bail is posted for Jones's release, what does Brown ask the Secretary of the Interior to do?
(a) Destroy all paperwork relating to his arrest.
(b) Convert his American dollars to Haitian gourdes.
(c) Send a competent doctor to fix his wounds.
(d) Sign a waiver of confidentiality.

15. Though this occurs before the story starts, why did Brown fly to New York?
(a) To start life over after his mother's death.
(b) To find someone to buy his hotel.
(c) To escape Martha's demands.
(d) To find someone to manage his hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Brown stay with Philipot?

3. Why did Brown give Marcel a large amount of British money?

4. What is the one meal Jones eats in jail?

5. When Brown steps off the ship, who fills the port?

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