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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much Latin does Brown remember from his early education?
(a) Everything he reads.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Only Virgil's poetry.
(d) Only one line.

3. Though Mr. Smith has turned his back, what happens after he gives money to the beggar?
(a) The Secretary takes it from him.
(b) The beggar throws it back at him.
(c) The beggar buries it in a shallow hole in the sand.
(d) The other man steals it from him.

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

5. How does the new Secretary for Social Welfare cast suspicion on Doctor Philipot's death?
(a) He suggests that there was just retribution by the authorities.
(b) He suggests that the doctor could not pay his gambling debts.
(c) He suggests that he was deceitful about the water pipes on Desaix Street.
(d) He suggests that the doctor should not have invested in the shanty-town speculation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown visits Jones at his rented villa for the first time, what is on the table?

2. When Brown hears footsteps outside his hotel, what weapon does he grab?

3. After staying at the Hotel Trianon for two days, what is Mrs. Smith's opinion about Joseph?

4. For the first time during Chapter 1 of Part 2, Martha mentions her father. Why is he disgraced in Brown's eyes?

5. Where did Brown and Martha first meet each other?

(see the answer key)

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