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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Brown enter a casino at a young age?
(a) By bribing the guard at the front door.
(b) By stealing a passport and bluffing.
(c) By masquerading as a woman's date.
(d) By sneaking through the back door.

3. According to the note Doctor Magiot received, where is young Philipot?
(a) In hiding in Port au Prince.
(b) Nearly to the sea.
(c) In the mountains, moving north.
(d) Safely arrived in Florida.

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

5. What is the supposed reason for Jones's arrest when he attempts to pass through customs?
(a) He is carrying something incriminating.
(b) He refuses to let the customs officers search his bags.
(c) His letter of introduction is written to the wrong person.
(d) A gun is found in his luggage.

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

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

8. In Mr. Smith's typed report for the people of Wisconsin, what is his tone?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Despairing.

9. What does the purser do with his "French letters"?
(a) Puts stamps on them so he can mail them when the ship reaches land.
(b) Blows them up into balloons.
(c) Hides them in his desk for the entire journey.
(d) Shows them off to Brown.

10. How often to Brown and Martha talk or argue about Angel?
(a) Constantly.
(b) Half the time.
(c) Almost never.
(d) Fairly often.

11. 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 captured and tortured all weekend.
(c) The cook was thrown in jail overnight.
(d) The cook ran away the afternoon before.

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

13. When the Smiths first arrive at the Hotel Trianon, what does Mr. Smith think of the body crouched in the pool?
(a) He is offended and demands immediate burial.
(b) He covers Mrs. Smith's eyes so she will not see.
(c) He thinks the death is horrible.
(d) He thinks it is a sleeping beggar.

14. Jones appears at the brothel the same night that Brown talks with the Tonton Macoute. How is he treated?
(a) With scorn, since he has no money.
(b) With contempt.
(c) Like someone who does not belong.
(d) Like the guest of honor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown walks up the stairs to say hello to Angel, what does the boy show him?

2. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?

3. The bedrooms in the brothel are arranged in a long, low row. What is the name given to this arrangement of rooms?

4. How much Latin does Brown remember from his early education?

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

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