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

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

3. When Jones appears at the hotel in the middle of the night, drenched and drunk, why is he afraid?
(a) Several Tontons Macoute have appeared at his house.
(b) Concasseur has begun investigating his business plan.
(c) The police have issued a warrant for his arrest.
(d) The president has begun a search for him.

4. While standing on the porch, what does Mrs. Smith demand from Captain Concasseur?
(a) His car keys.
(b) The phone number of his superior.
(c) His revolver.
(d) His police badge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the captain intimidate the police officer who came onboard the ship?

2. What is Jones's opinion about swindling the educated people?

3. As Brown and Martha lie outside in the grass, what does Brown realize about the character of their relationship?

4. Why does Jones want a business partner in the venture he is planning?

5. As Jones is escaping from Port-au-Prince, why are he and Brown two hours late for their rendezvous?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jones realizes that Captain Conasseur is curious about his actions, he comes to Brown's hotel in a panic. What does this tell us about Jones's plan to get rich? How prepared is he to deal with the Tonton Macoutes?

2. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 1, Brown comes to a realization about himself. What is this realization? How does it change the reader's understanding of him? How does it fit with his wandering to the casino and then to the Medea, talking with the purser?

3. As the two men wait out the night in the cemetery, Jones tells Brown the truth about his life. Is this a fitting time for his confession? Why would he confess to Brown instead of anyone else?

4. Though Brown does not want to board the Medea for a last drink with the purser, he feels attached to the ship and the memories there. What does this say about Brown's loneliness? Is he happy alone in his hotel?

5. When Jones and Brown board the Medea so Jones can ask for asylum, Brown describes the ship's captain like a judge. What is the effect of this appearance? Is this the first time a judge figure has appeared in the book? How does this contrast to Haitian culture?

6. The night before he takes Jones out of Port-au-Prince, Brown wanders through his empty hotel. What does it reveal to the reader about Brown's personality? What is the effect of this scene?

7. When Brown's car breaks down on the road, he and Jones take refuge in a cemetery until the morning. How does this fit their time in Haiti? How does it portend what is to come?

8. From even their first meeting, Brown hesitates to address Jones as "Major Jones." How does this begin to explain Jones's character? How does it prepare the reader for the revelation that Jones has never even seen a man die?

9. The second time Brown visits the casino, the place is drastically changed from the night he met Martha. How is it different? What does this signal about Haiti's economy?

10. While lying in bed in the Hotel Trianon, Martha notes to brown that their relationship is no longer an adventure. What are the signs of this change? What are their choices for the future?

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