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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Sketches for the building entrance.
(d) Concentric circles.

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

9. Why does the Secretary for Social Welfare suggest that Duvalierville is a good place for the Smiths' vegetarian center?
(a) There is no other land available.
(b) He thinks it would revive the tourism trade.
(c) The government has already been preparing the town for tourism.
(d) The land is poor and he doesn't know what else to do with it.

10. While the Tonton Macoutes are ransacking the hotel, what is Brown most afraid of?
(a) Showing his fear to Captain Concasseur.
(b) Waking the Smiths, who are upstairs.
(c) The complete destruction of his property.
(d) Being imprisoned or tortured.

11. Why does Brown go to the casino after talking with Jones?
(a) He is hoping to see Martha there.
(b) He is desperate for company and has nowhere else to go.
(c) He wants to dull the memory of his conversation with Jones.
(d) The hotel is empty and he wants a familiar place.

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

13. Before beginning work on the vegetarian center, what does the Secretary for Social Welfare want from Mr. Smith?
(a) A cash deposit in dollars.
(b) Complete architectural and landscape plans.
(c) A letter of authorization from his superior.
(d) A signed guarantee of payment.

14. When Martha comes to visit Brown at his hotel, what alters their plans to go upstairs?
(a) Angel's sudden turn for the worse.
(b) The Smiths sitting on the porch.
(c) Her husband's demand to return home soon.
(d) Joseph wandering the hotel because he cannot sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jones and Brown go back to the Medea?

2. When Brown and his ship friend return to the boat, why is the guard at the gangplank not threatening?

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

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

5. Why is Jones proud of his expansive liquor traveling case?

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