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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. How does Jones feel about his jail cell?
(a) It is merely the next step in his journey.
(b) It is unremarkable.
(c) He barely notices it.
(d) It is horrifying.

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

6. Why do Brown and the Secretary of the Interior converse briefly in French?
(a) Because Mr. Smith does not understand French.
(b) Because their government secrets do not concern anyone else.
(c) In order to express themselves more fully.
(d) Because no one around them understands French.

7. When Brown surveys his desk in his study, what is missing?
(a) A paper-weight that looks like a coffin.
(b) A letter from Martha.
(c) His cashbox and two cigars.
(d) A picture of his mother.

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

9. When Mr. Smith hears that Doctor Philipot had killed himself, what does he want to do?
(a) Attend the memorial service.
(b) Send flowers.
(c) Visit the widow.
(d) Get an explanation.

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

11. What does Mr. Smith carry around for his wife?
(a) Her spectacles.
(b) Her medicine.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A traveling rug.

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

13. How does Martha explain Brown's view of the world?
(a) As a song he cannot sing.
(b) As a desert without water.
(c) As a novel he is writing.
(d) As a jungle he must navigate.

14. Brown's pass is good only for one day, but this is not a problem. Why?
(a) No one will care if he is gone later.
(b) He won't need to show it to anyone.
(c) He can bribe the Tontons Macoute to let him be gone longer.
(d) Few policemen can read.

15. While going through his mother's desk after she dies, what did Brown find in the piggy bank?
(a) A casino token and a medal from the resistance movement.
(b) A few pounds of English money.
(c) A folded picture of a man whom Brown does not recognize.
(d) Outdated currency from the previous government.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Brown think of Mr. Smith even before he knows his name?

3. Because Mere Catherine has no Coca-Cola, what does she give Brown to drink with his rum?

4. Why is Brown on the military base near Santo Domingo?

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

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