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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 revelation does Jones give Brown about his love life?
(a) He is deeply in love with Martha.
(b) He has only slept with low-class woman.
(c) He has been married four times.
(d) He has only slept with women he's paid.

2. As Jones is escaping from Port-au-Prince, why are he and Brown two hours late for their rendezvous?
(a) Brown was in no hurry to get there.
(b) They left Port au Prince late.
(c) The car broke down and they had to walk.
(d) Jones drank too much whisky and fell asleep.

3. When Jones's business is successful, what does he want to construct?
(a) A high-class hotel.
(b) A golf course.
(c) A house by the sea.
(d) A pleasure yacht.

4. When Brown and his ship friend return to the boat, why is the guard at the gangplank not threatening?
(a) They had bribed him with alcohol.
(b) They had shot and killed him.
(c) They had threatened him with a pistol.
(d) They had knocked him unconscious.

5. As Brown and Martha lie outside in the grass, what does Brown realize about the character of their relationship?
(a) They belonged to the world of tragedy rather than that of comedy.
(b) Neither of them would love enough to die for the beloved.
(c) He loved her more than ever before.
(d) They were not destined to stay together.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brown act toward the end of the Voodoo ceremony?

2. How does the new Secretary for Social Welfare cast suspicion on Doctor Philipot's death?

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

4. Why is it safe for Brown to leave the cemetery, but not Jones?

5. According to the new Secretary for Social Welfare, why did Doctor Philipot not have a funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Tonton Macoutes' visit to Brown at six o'clock in the morning? Do they expect to find anyone?

2. 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?

3. What is the significance of saying Doctor Philipot's coffin is filled with bricks?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. According to Doctor Magiot in Part 2, Chapter 1, what role does Voodoo play in Haitian culture? What is its relation to Catholicism?

8. When Mr. Smith, Brown, and the Secretary for Social Welfare survey Duvalierville with the purpose of building a vegetarian center, the only person they see is a justice of the peace. What is the irony of this man?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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