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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Brown get his information about the curfew in Haiti?
(a) From an American newspaper.
(b) From a public posting in the shipping dock.
(c) From Joseph.
(d) From a Haitian newspaper.

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

3. After staying at the Hotel Trianon for two days, what is Mrs. Smith's opinion about Joseph?
(a) He is a very pleasant man.
(b) He is a man of all trades.
(c) He oversteps the boundaries of his servant role.
(d) He is not competent for the jobs that needs doing.

4. 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 missed him.
(c) She had nowhere else to go.
(d) Her car had broken down.

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

6. Jones reveals his opinion about scruples. What is this opinion?
(a) Scruples are an excuse.
(b) Scruples cost a lot.
(c) Scruples are not meant to be followed.
(d) Scruples have little effect on a man.

7. 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) Their future.
(d) Angel's new school.

8. What are Jones's last words to Philipot?
(a) There is no room for him outside Haiti.
(b) He wishes he could have fought better.
(c) He wishes he could have seen Brown one last time.
(d) He regrets coming to Haiti.

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

10. Where did Brown attend school as a child?
(a) The Schools of the Virgin Mary.
(b) The local public school.
(c) The School of the Immaculate Conception of Christ.
(d) The Jesuit College of the Visitation.

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

12. Why is Mr. Smith proud to be involved in Jones's release from jail?
(a) He feels like a law-breaker.
(b) He wants to brag about it to Mrs. Smith.
(c) He is thinking of justice and mankind.
(d) He admires Jones.

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

14. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?
(a) Jones has not fully paid for his passage aboard the ship.
(b) Brown does not mind spying on someone.
(c) He thinks Jones is a gambler.
(d) He thinks Jones is a murderer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the embassy, Brown meets Doctor Philipot's nephew. Who is this man?

2. Why does Doctor Magiot visit Brown one night?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, Brown and Joseph discuss what might happen with Doctor Philipot's soul. What is the Voodoo belief about a dead man?

4. When the Smiths first arrive at the Hotel Trianon, what does Mr. Smith think of the body crouched in the pool?

5. Four Tonton Macoutes arrive at the foot of Brown's driveway in a Cadillac. What does the leader do after drawing his gun?

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