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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brown describe the new Secretary for Social Welfare?
(a) As the caricatured devil.
(b) As a cemetery with gravestone-like teeth.
(c) As a large bus driven by a child.
(d) As a flower under the heel of a Tonton Macoute.

2. Who shoots Captain Concasseur and rescues Brown and Jones from capture?
(a) Doctor Magiot.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Philipot.
(d) The ambassador.

3. Mrs. Smith is proud of the American ballot that shows her husband's name as a presidential candidate. What is Brown's perception of voting in Haiti?
(a) The effort is not worth the outcome.
(b) Only votes that agree with the Tonton Macoute will count.
(c) A person is safer staying home.
(d) Every vote is important.

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

5. What does the priest do with the bodies which the dancers bring to him?
(a) Holds their arms into the fire.
(b) Holds their feet into the fire.
(c) Chants over them.
(d) Burns tiny pieces of their burial shrouds.

6. Before beginning work on the vegetarian center, what does the Secretary for Social Welfare want from Mr. Smith?
(a) A letter of authorization from his superior.
(b) A cash deposit in dollars.
(c) A signed guarantee of payment.
(d) Complete architectural and landscape plans.

7. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, as the Smiths are being driven to the airport, what does Mr. Smith do?
(a) Thanks Brown profusely for being a good host.
(b) Scatters money to the beggars at the post office.
(c) Bribes the Tonton Macoute driver to bypass the roadblock.
(d) Gives Joseph a large tip for the service he's provided.

8. 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 other man steals it from him.
(c) The beggar buries it in a shallow hole in the sand.
(d) The beggar throws it back at him.

9. Where is Jones forced to hide when Haitian police officers enter the ship?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Under an empty bed.
(c) Under the kitchen table.
(d) In the ship's hold.

10. Jones finally tells Brown how he got the traveling cocktail case. What is the truth?
(a) He won it in a bet in Burma.
(b) He walked out of the store with it.
(c) The captain of his platoon gave it to him.
(d) He used a company check to buy it.

11. When Martha comes to visit Brown at his hotel, what alters their plans to go upstairs?
(a) Angel's sudden turn for the worse.
(b) The Smiths sitting on the porch.
(c) Joseph wandering the hotel because he cannot sleep.
(d) Her husband's demand to return home soon.

12. Why is Martha sad to see Jones leave?
(a) She is lonely with her husband and son.
(b) Jones brings an atmosphere of familial comfort.
(c) Jones makes them all laugh.
(d) She is sleeping with Jones.

13. While standing on the porch, what does Mrs. Smith demand from Captain Concasseur?
(a) His police badge.
(b) His revolver.
(c) The phone number of his superior.
(d) His car keys.

14. What revelation does Jones give Brown about his love life?
(a) He has only slept with low-class woman.
(b) He has been married four times.
(c) He has only slept with women he's paid.
(d) He is deeply in love with Martha.

15. As Jones presents his business plan, what Biblical story is Brown reminded of?
(a) David killing the giant with a stone.
(b) Samson wrestling the lion.
(c) The devil showing off the world's kingdoms.
(d) Paul preaching to the crowds in Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the captain intimidate the police officer who came onboard the ship?

2. What has Jones never seen before?

3. Why does Jones want a business partner in the venture he is planning?

4. When Brown and his ship friend return to the boat, why is the guard at the gangplank not threatening?

5. When Jones's business is successful, what does he want to construct?

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