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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1 of Part 2, when Brown takes Mr. Smith to the post office, what happens?
(a) They are questioned about their errand by a Tonton Macoute.
(b) Mr. Smith is mobbed by five beggars.
(c) Mr. Smith get in an argument with a one-legged man.
(d) Mr. Smith exits by the wrong door and is lost.

2. When Brown, Smith, and the Secretary for Social Welfare arrive at Duvalierville, who is the only person in sight?
(a) A man with a sign declaring him to be the justice of the peace.
(b) A beggar missing an arm.
(c) A Tonton Macoute guard.
(d) The American ambassador, who is interested in the project.

3. According to the new Secretary for Social Welfare, why did Doctor Philipot not have a funeral?
(a) In accordance with Voodoo tradition, there was no burial ceremony.
(b) His widow did not want a funeral.
(c) He had requested cremation.
(d) His coffin was filled with bricks.

4. Part 3, Chapter 1 opens with a dream that Brown has. What is this dream?
(a) Joseph comes back with no legs but moves faster than before.
(b) His mother is again lying in her bed, deathly ill.
(c) The priest will not give him communion at church.
(d) Martha has locked him in his own house with Angel.

5. When Brown asks the ambassador to allow Jones to stay in his house, what is the ambassador's reaction?
(a) Hesitation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Relief.
(d) Scorn.

6. When Brown visits Jones the afternoon after the Smiths leave town, what do the two men drink?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) White wine.
(d) Martinis.

7. Lying on the ground next to his pool, Brown thinks that he and Martha are more intimate than ever before. Why is this?
(a) They trust each other with words rather than a touch.
(b) They make love gently.
(c) They talk about running away together.
(d) They do not talk.

8. After visiting Duvalierville, what does Mr. Smith think about the vegetarian center?
(a) He will need much more money than he had anticipated.
(b) Perhaps he should not pursue the project.
(c) He should begin building immediately.
(d) The project is hopeless and he will leave the country right away.

9. What keeps Brown awake during the all-night voodoo ceremony?
(a) The pounding of the drums.
(b) The face of young Philipot.
(c) The sight of the young girls drinking.
(d) The mysterious liquor that was served.

10. As Brown and young Philipot converse near the hotel pool, what does Philipot reveal that he is obsessed with?
(a) An important government job.
(b) A Bren gun and training.
(c) The opportunity to shoot a Tonton Macoute.
(d) The chance to avenge his uncle's death.

11. What does the priest do with the bodies which the dancers bring to him?
(a) Holds their arms into the fire.
(b) Holds their feet into the fire.
(c) Burns tiny pieces of their burial shrouds.
(d) Chants over them.

12. Why is it safe for Brown to leave the cemetery, but not Jones?
(a) His one-day pass is still valid.
(b) People recognize him in that area.
(c) Being a white man, he blends into the general populace.
(d) He has an alibi with the smashed car.

13. As Jones presents his business plan, what Biblical story is Brown reminded of?
(a) David killing the giant with a stone.
(b) The devil showing off the world's kingdoms.
(c) Samson wrestling the lion.
(d) Paul preaching to the crowds in Athens.

14. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, as the Smiths are being driven to the airport, what does Mr. Smith do?
(a) Bribes the Tonton Macoute driver to bypass the roadblock.
(b) Thanks Brown profusely for being a good host.
(c) Scatters money to the beggars at the post office.
(d) Gives Joseph a large tip for the service he's provided.

15. When Martha tells Brown that she is sleeping with Jones, what is the worst part of that statement?
(a) That her husband knows.
(b) That she did not tell him sooner.
(c) That she is lying to make Brown stop asking.
(d) That Brown only half-believes her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Jones never seen before?

2. How does Brown act toward the end of the Voodoo ceremony?

3. Though Mr. Smith has turned his back, what happens after he gives money to the beggar?

4. At the casino with Luigi, whom does Brown see from the ship?

5. When Tonton Macoutes show up at Brown's hotel, what does Captain Concasseur do to Brown?

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