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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the note Doctor Magiot received, where is young Philipot?
(a) In the mountains, moving north.
(b) Safely arrived in Florida.
(c) In hiding in Port au Prince.
(d) Nearly to the sea.

2. Mr. Smith has a letter of introduction to what person in Haiti?
(a) The Secretary for Internal Affairs.
(b) The Secretary for Social Welfare.
(c) The President.
(d) The Provost for International Affairs.

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, what do Brown and Martha quarrel about?
(a) Angel's new school.
(b) Their future.
(c) The ambassador's new dog.
(d) Jones staying at the embassy.

4. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?
(a) Because he doesn't trust the soldier.
(b) Because Martha belongs to the diplomatic corps.
(c) Because he is smuggling weapons in.
(d) Because he is tired and wants to get home.

5. What does Mr. Smith carry around for his wife?
(a) Her medicine.
(b) A traveling rug.
(c) Her spectacles.
(d) A pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the purser do with his "French letters"?

2. How does Brown think of Mr. Smith even before he knows his name?

3. As Doctor Magiot and Brown are talking, Petit Pierre arrives. Why does he come?

4. How often to Brown and Martha talk or argue about Angel?

5. Why does Doctor Magiot visit Brown one night?

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