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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the news of Hamit (who had rented a room to Brown and Martha in the past)?
(a) He has been captured by the Tontons Macoute.
(b) His wife reported him missing.
(c) He has disappeared.
(d) His body has been found in the forest.

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

3. What is the supposed reason for Jones's arrest when he attempts to pass through customs?
(a) His letter of introduction is written to the wrong person.
(b) He refuses to let the customs officers search his bags.
(c) He is carrying something incriminating.
(d) A gun is found in his luggage.

4. Where did Brown and Martha first meet each other?
(a) At the Hotel Trianon.
(b) At one of the cocktail parties hosted by her husband.
(c) At the cashier's desk in the casino.
(d) By the statue of Columbus.

5. What is Brown's plan to get through the road-blocks with Jones?
(a) Dress Jones up as a woman again.
(b) Drive during a storm.
(c) Hide Jones in the trunk of the car.
(d) Bribe the Tontons Macoute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it said, in Part 1, Chapter 4, that Papa Doc sometimes watches the slow deaths of some of his victims?

3. Where do Brown and Martha rendezvous most often?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 4, the charge explains what happened to his cook one night when he was supposed to be throwing a party. What happened?

5. When Brown steps off the ship, who fills the port?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 5, the small funeral entourage that drives to Petionville to bury Doctor Philipot is in a great hurry. Why is this? How does this tie in with the doctor's death?

2. When Captain Concasseur returns to Haiti, his single goal is to catch Jones. How is this fitting to Jones's character? What about to the character of Haitian politics?

3. Doctor Magiot asserts, in a conversation with Brown, "No, I don't despair, I don't believe in despair, but our problems won't be solved by the Marines. . . . We are an evil slum floating a few miles from Florida, and no American will help us with arms or money or counsel" (p. 222). Is this a fair view of the situation? What might lead the doctor to believe this?

4. Doctor Magiot's funeral oration for Philipot consists mostly of the consolation that he died a natural death, which is to say he was not murdered. Considering the political environment, is this a compliment? What about the dead man's sense of mathematics?

5. Both the Secretary of State and Jones are confused by the idea that Jones would be charged with something. How is this indicative of Haitian politics? How does Brown's narration of the scene explain his view of it?

6. After Philipot's body is removed from the pool, Joseph cleans the pool so Mr. Smith can swim. Mr. Smith passes very close to where the body had crouched, and Brown cringes to think of the two scenarios. How is this, in a succinct fashion, an indication of the story?

7. After visiting Martha and her husband at the embassy, what drives Brown to Mere Catherine's? Is he satisfied there?

8. Jones is the mysterious guest whom Captain Concasseur is protecting at Mere Catherine's and the man who was occupied with Tin Tin. What is the effect of this surprise? How does it help to reveal Jones's character further?

9. Brown's first notice from his mother comes in the form of two sentences written on a postcard. How is this indicative of his relationship with her? What does this postcard tell the reader about her pride?

10. In his mother's desk, Brown finds a disk which Doctor Magiot recognizes as a medal of the resistance. What does this reveal about his mother?

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