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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the passengers aboard the Medea have a night of entertainment, what is the first event?
(a) A dance performance.
(b) A song performance.
(c) Three magic tricks.
(d) A kitchen orchestra.

2. As Doctor Magiot and Brown are talking, Petit Pierre arrives. Why does he come?
(a) To spy on Brown.
(b) He is suspicious of Doctor Magiot.
(c) He wants news of Jones.
(d) To warn Brown.

3. What happens in the casino after Brown won a large amount of money?
(a) He forgot to cash in his chips for money.
(b) He walked home and hid the money under his mattress.
(c) He got drunk and passed out in his hotel room.
(d) He lost his virginity to an older woman.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 4, the charge explains what happened to his cook one night when he was supposed to be throwing a party. What happened?
(a) The cook was thrown in jail overnight.
(b) The cook refused to cook for those guests.
(c) The cook ran away the afternoon before.
(d) The cook was captured and tortured all weekend.

5. As explained in Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Petit Pierre, a journalist, treat every day?
(a) Fearfully.
(b) Hopelessly.
(c) With hope.
(d) With humor.

6. Why does Brown leave the military base?
(a) He does not get the exit-visa.
(b) The attempt to make a political connection fails.
(c) He does not get the job.
(d) His mother's brother is dead.

7. How long does Brown stay with Philipot?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) A week.
(d) Three days.

8. Sitting by the pool on his first night home, what does Brown remember?
(a) The smell of Martha's perfume.
(b) Joseph's list of things that have gone wrong in his absence.
(c) The sounds of the busy tourist season.
(d) His conversation with Mrs. Smith.

9. Starting in Part 1, Chapter 1, what problem does Brown have with Jones's name?
(a) He does not believe it is the man's real name.
(b) He cannot think of him as General.
(c) He has too many other associations with the name.
(d) He cannot think of him as Major.

10. Why does the captain want Brown to keep an eye on Jones?
(a) Brown does not mind spying on someone.
(b) He thinks Jones is a murderer.
(c) He thinks Jones is a gambler.
(d) Jones has not fully paid for his passage aboard the ship.

11. In Mr. Smith's typed report for the people of Wisconsin, what is his tone?
(a) Confused.
(b) Despairing.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Sad.

12. What were the countess's last words to her son?
(a) "A little luck has come my way at the end."
(b) "What part are you playing now?"
(c) "One must take precautions."
(d) "Your father could never stand his own climate."

13. Why is Martha in Santo Domingo?
(a) Her husband has been transferred to Santo Domingo.
(b) Her husband has been transferred to Lima.
(c) She is looking for Brown.
(d) She has left her husband and taken Angel.

14. At the police station, when Brown and Smith go to visit Jones, what does the Tonton Macoute guard do?
(a) He makes them wait four hours before going to Jones' cell.
(b) He demands another $200.
(c) He threatens to have them thrown out.
(d) He stares at them through his dark sunglasses.

15. What is the supposed reason for Jones's arrest when he attempts to pass through customs?
(a) He refuses to let the customs officers search his bags.
(b) He is carrying something incriminating.
(c) His letter of introduction is written to the wrong person.
(d) A gun is found in his luggage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brown and Martha are stopped by the soldier at the road-block, why does Brown protest?

2. What is Doctor Magiot's opinion of American aid to Haiti?

3. Why is Brown on the military base near Santo Domingo?

4. What was striking about the countess's hair?

5. How does Jones feel about his jail cell?

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