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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though this occurs before the story starts, why did Brown fly to New York?
(a) To find someone to manage his hotel.
(b) To find someone to buy his hotel.
(c) To escape Martha's demands.
(d) To start life over after his mother's death.

2. After many years of silence, Brown received a message from his mother. What did the message say?
(a) She would like to see him if he ever came to Haiti.
(b) She had bought some property that she would like him to see.
(c) She was slowly dying.
(d) She was traveling to England and would like to see him.

3. Why is Brown on the military base near Santo Domingo?
(a) To visit his mother's brother.
(b) To make a political connection.
(c) To apply for a catering job.
(d) To apply for an exit visa.

4. Why does Doctor Magiot visit Brown one night?
(a) He gets lonely after the sun sets.
(b) He misses Brown's mother.
(c) He wants to intimidate him.
(d) He is hungry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Brown enter a casino at a young age?

2. What is the usual progression of Brown's relationship with Martha?

3. When the Smiths first arrive at the Hotel Trianon, what does Mr. Smith think of the body crouched in the pool?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, Brown and Joseph discuss what might happen with Doctor Philipot's soul. What is the Voodoo belief about a dead man?

5. Mrs. Smith is proud of the American ballot that shows her husband's name as a presidential candidate. What is Brown's perception of voting in Haiti?

(see the answer key)

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