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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Brown wants to get Jones released from jail, what advice does Petit Pierre give him?
(a) To begin by bribing the Tontons Macoute guards.
(b) To process his appeal through the proper channels.
(c) Not to get involved at all, for his own safety.
(d) Not to exaggerate the situation.

2. When Brown disembarks from the Medea, why is Martha sitting in the place she used to rendezvous with him?
(a) She had nowhere else to go.
(b) She missed him.
(c) Her car had broken down.
(d) She was meeting another man.

3. Why is Brown not afraid to smuggle Philipot's body off his property?
(a) He had put the body in the trunk of the car.
(b) Philipot looked drunk rather than dead.
(c) It was the hour when only Tonton Macoutes and zombies moved about.
(d) He knew he could bribe any Tonton Macoute he met.

4. How do the policemen retaliate for the attack on the police station?
(a) Set fire to several businesses.
(b) Kill two men from the prison.
(c) Re-impose the curfew.
(d) Set fire to three houses along the wharf.

5. As Mr. Smith tells Brown in a conversation in Part 1, Chapter 1, why is he proud of his wife?
(a) She's not afraid to stand up for her principles.
(b) She's high-spirited and energetic.
(c) She is an amazing linguist.
(d) She cooks very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joseph limp?

2. Why do the Smiths decide to stay and pursue the building of the vegetarian center?

3. How does Brown describe the new Secretary for Social Welfare?

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

5. Why is it said, in Part 1, Chapter 4, that Papa Doc sometimes watches the slow deaths of some of his victims?

(see the answer key)

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