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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Martha comes to visit the afternoon after the Tonton Macoutes come, what do she and Brown do for the first time?
(a) Quarrel about Angel.
(b) Quarrel about her husband.
(c) Make love outside.
(d) Sleep in his bed.

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

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

5. While listening to Mr. Smith describe the vegetarian center, what does the Secretary for Social Welfare doodle on his paper?
(a) Percentage marks and plus signs.
(b) Mr. Smith's face.
(c) Concentric circles.
(d) Sketches for the building entrance.

6. How do the policemen retaliate for the attack on the police station?
(a) Set fire to three houses along the wharf.
(b) Kill two men from the prison.
(c) Re-impose the curfew.
(d) Set fire to several businesses.

7. The day before Brown and Jones leave, why does Captain Concasseur visit Brown at his hotel?
(a) To tell him that Tonton Macoutes will check him at every roadblock.
(b) To intimidate him into not going.
(c) To give him false information, hoping to lure him into a trap.
(d) To threaten him if he exceeds his one-day pass.

8. Why does Captain Concasseur order the Tonton Macoutes to hit and kick Brown?
(a) They intended to beat him like they had beaten Joseph.
(b) Because the captain wanted to see Brown at his feet.
(c) So that they can say he was resisting arrest.
(d) Because they are sadistic.

9. When Tonton Macoutes show up at Brown's hotel, what does Captain Concasseur do to Brown?
(a) Robs him of the money he had hidden in his office.
(b) Holds him at gunpoint on the porch.
(c) Interrogates him thoroughly.
(d) Handcuffs him to the porch railing.

10. Why do Jones and Brown go back to the Medea?
(a) Brown does not know what else to do with Jones.
(b) Jones wants to ask advice from the captain.
(c) Jones wants to travel to the United States.
(d) The ship is the only place they can safely hide.

11. Jones finally tells Brown how he got the traveling cocktail case. What is the truth?
(a) He used a company check to buy it.
(b) The captain of his platoon gave it to him.
(c) He walked out of the store with it.
(d) He won it in a bet in Burma.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown visits Jones at his rented villa for the first time, what is on the table?

2. Lying on the ground next to his pool, Brown thinks that he and Martha are more intimate than ever before. Why is this?

3. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Smith decide not to build the vegetarian center?

4. While the Tonton Macoutes are ransacking the hotel, what is Brown most afraid of?

5. What keeps Brown awake during the all-night voodoo ceremony?

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