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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the impression Jones presents to the rebels he is hiding with?
(a) A wholehearted rebel.
(b) An experienced soldier.
(c) An inexperienced soldier.
(d) A lonely wanderer.

2. What is Martha's opinion of Jones's relation to her family?
(a) They will easily forget them.
(b) They do not like him.
(c) She thinks he is a bad influence on them, especially Angel.
(d) He merely makes them laugh.

3. 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) Shows them off to Brown.
(c) Hides them in his desk for the entire journey.
(d) Blows them up into balloons.

4. Why, according to Philipot, did Jones die?
(a) He was shot near the heart.
(b) He had an asthma attack.
(c) His flat feet gave out.
(d) He sacrificed himself to try save Philipot.

5. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?
(a) Because he doesn't trust the soldier.
(b) Because Martha belongs to the diplomatic corps.
(c) Because he is smuggling weapons in.
(d) Because he is tired and wants to get home.

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

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

8. When the countess rang the bell for Marcel to come to her room, what was he wearing?
(a) Pajamas with both their initials monogrammed on the shirt.
(b) Only his underwear.
(c) Black pants and shirt, in preparation for mourning.
(d) A shirt he had found in Brown's luggage.

9. What do Brown and Philipot's nephew discuss with the ambassador?
(a) Making a quick sale.
(b) Jones fighting in Burma.
(c) Melodious poems.
(d) Being comedians.

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

11. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, what do Brown and Martha quarrel about?
(a) The ambassador's new dog.
(b) Jones staying at the embassy.
(c) Angel's new school.
(d) Their future.

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

13. What does Petit Pierre bring to Brown early in the morning, the first day after he arrives home?
(a) A bottle of rum, as an apology.
(b) A newspaper with a gossip column that includes the Smiths.
(c) An order for an eviction of the premises.
(d) Brown's weekly supply of oranges.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Brown and Mr. Smith visit the Secretary of the Interior?

2. As Doctor Magiot and Brown are talking, Petit Pierre arrives. Why does he come?

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

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

5. Whom is Brown visiting the military base near Santo Domingo?

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