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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joseph limp?
(a) A jeep had run over his foot.
(b) He was wounded in the war.
(c) The Tonton Macoutes beat him up.
(d) He had a childhood disease that crippled him.

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

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

4. From the beginning of their relationship, who makes great demands on Martha's time?
(a) Angel.
(b) Her husband, the ambassador.
(c) Her lover, a member of the Tontons Macoute.
(d) Brown.

5. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrive at the hotel, what room do they stay in?
(a) John Barrymore suite.
(b) Elvis Presley suite.
(c) James D'Iuvillier suite.
(d) Harvey Mansfield suite.

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

7. 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 find someone to manage his hotel.
(d) To escape Martha's demands.

8. How does Brown perceive his relationship to Martha, primarily?
(a) As mere amusement in his boring life.
(b) As the most important part of his life.
(c) As co-conspirators rather than lovers.
(d) As star-crossed lovers.

9. Who is Mr. Baxter?
(a) The captain.
(b) The purser.
(c) Mrs. Smith's brother.
(d) The pharmaceutical traveler.

10. Angel is introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2. Who is he?
(a) Joseph's son.
(b) Brown's half-brother.
(c) The President's grandson.
(d) Martha's son.

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

12. Why does Angel want to meet Brown?
(a) So he is not left out from the circle of his parents' friends.
(b) Because Martha egged him on to meet Brown.
(c) Because he is jealous of Brown.
(d) Because he will ask him for chocolate biscuits.

13. When Brown walks up the stairs to say hello to Angel, what does the boy show him?
(a) A picture of his father that he keeps under his pillow.
(b) A card trick involving three jokers.
(c) A puzzle made of magnets.
(d) A game with a clown face and two metal beads for eyes.

14. As Doctor Magiot and Brown are talking, Petit Pierre arrives. Why does he come?
(a) He is suspicious of Doctor Magiot.
(b) He wants news of Jones.
(c) To spy on Brown.
(d) To warn Brown.

15. In Part 1, Chapter 4, the charge explains what happened to his cook one night when he was supposed to be throwing a party. What happened?
(a) The cook refused to cook for those guests.
(b) The cook was thrown in jail overnight.
(c) The cook was captured and tortured all weekend.
(d) The cook ran away the afternoon before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along the border of the Dominican Republic, what does Brown feel?

2. What does Petit Pierre bring to Brown early in the morning, the first day after he arrives home?

3. What is Brown's plan to get through the road-blocks with Jones?

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

5. How does Martha explain Brown's view of the world?

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