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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brown's idea to help Jones escape?
(a) Drive him across the border.
(b) Send him to fight with Philipot.
(c) Smuggle him past the Tontons Macoute into the forest.
(d) Get him an exit-visa through the Venezuelan embassy.

2. During the ship's night of entertainment, what does Mr. Baxter recite?
(a) A poem he wrote himself.
(b) A poem written by an unknown German.
(c) A song from his childhood.
(d) A poem written by a fellow soldier.

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

4. Why does Dr. Philipot not want to flee the Tontons Macoute?
(a) Because he is old and tired.
(b) Because his wife persuades him to stay.
(c) Because he has no money.
(d) Because he would feel less safe in the mountains.

5. What moment, as Brown remembers the past, makes him feel that his business was finally a success?
(a) Tourists in the neighboring cities heard about him.
(b) A girl was making love in the pool in the middle of the night.
(c) A young couple promised to vacation there every year.
(d) His guest registry was full for nearly three months running.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As far as Brown knows, where is Jones's home?

3. As explained in Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Petit Pierre, a journalist, treat every day?

4. What is Martha's opinion of Jones's relation to her family?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, what do Brown and Martha quarrel about?

(see the answer key)

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