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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 talk about running away together.
(b) They trust each other with words rather than a touch.
(c) They make love gently.
(d) They do not talk.

2. What does Jones forget at the hotel when he and Brown flee?
(a) His rain jacket.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His cocktail case.

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 coffin was filled with bricks.
(c) His widow did not want a funeral.
(d) He had requested cremation.

4. Though Mr. Smith has turned his back, what happens after he gives money to the beggar?
(a) The other man steals it from him.
(b) The beggar buries it in a shallow hole in the sand.
(c) The Secretary takes it from him.
(d) The beggar throws it back at him.

5. Why does the captain not want to take Jones aboard?
(a) Jones has no money to pay for his passage.
(b) Jones does not have an exit-visa.
(c) Jones has unresolved debts in Philadelphia.
(d) Brown will not vouch that he is a good man.

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

7. To leave the ship, Jones dresses up as a woman. What does he wear?
(a) A purple dress forgotten by a previous traveler.
(b) The mantilla of a flamenco dancer.
(c) The dress of a girl from Mere Catherine's house.
(d) The clothes of a Spanish dancer and a Dutch peasant.

8. Why does Jones want a business partner in the venture he is planning?
(a) To manage the financial side while he arranges the business contacts.
(b) To watch things while he travels.
(c) To assist him with the planning.
(d) To take over when he retires.

9. In Chapter One, what is distinctive about Jones's driver, the man who ruined Joseph?
(a) His long facial scar.
(b) His severe limp.
(c) His gold teeth.
(d) His harsh laugh.

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) The chance to avenge his uncle's death.
(c) The opportunity to shoot a Tonton Macoute.
(d) A Bren gun and training.

11. 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) The priest will not give him communion at church.
(c) Martha has locked him in his own house with Angel.
(d) His mother is again lying in her bed, deathly ill.

12. When Brown hears footsteps outside his hotel, what weapon does he grab?
(a) A pistol.
(b) The coffin paperweight.
(c) A decorative sword.
(d) A fire iron.

13. How does Brown act toward the end of the Voodoo ceremony?
(a) He wholeheartedly joins in the dance.
(b) He sits in the car and drinks whisky.
(c) He cautiously joins in the dance.
(d) He becomes irritated and drags Joseph away.

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) Gives Joseph a large tip for the service he's provided.
(c) Thanks Brown profusely for being a good host.
(d) Scatters money to the beggars at the post office.

15. As Luigi the Italian is gambling, why he is depressed?
(a) He has no money left for alcohol.
(b) He is losing large amounts of money.
(c) The casino is losing all its money.
(d) Brown is winning more money than he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown visits Jones the afternoon after the Smiths leave town, what do the two men drink?

2. The night before Brown and Jones leave, what does Brown do?

3. When Mrs. Smith appears on the porch, what is she wearing?

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

5. For the first time during Chapter 1 of Part 2, Martha mentions her father. Why is he disgraced in Brown's eyes?

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