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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Marie to a voodoo woman for a charm to prevent white men from noticing her?

2. What is the name of a voodoo woman Anna Bella visits?

3. Whom does Marcel find comfort in after being beaten in Section 12, Volume 2?

4. How old does Philippe tell Lisette she must be before he will free her?

5. Who buys Anna Bella a small house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marcel do when he is presented with a marriage proposal from a woman named Marguerite?

2. What does Cecile tell Marie just after Philippe dies?

3. What is the nature of Vincent and Anna Bella's conversation at the end of Section 14, Volume 3?

4. What does Marcel learn about the Haitian revolution in Section 13, Volume 2?

5. How is Marie raped?

6. What happens when Rudolphe is arrested?

7. What is the nature of Marcel's conversation with Lisette the morning of her mother's funeral?

8. Why does Marcel choose not to visit Anna Bella in Section 8, Volume 1?

9. How does Cecile react to Marie's rape?

10. What decision does Anna Bella come to regarding her love life at the end of Section 8, Volume 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role education appears to play in the lives of the book's characters, namely Marcel and Christophe. How does becoming more educated in terms of school and the nature of society allow these characters to succeed or at least improve their situation compared to those that turn away from educating themselves?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of jealousy in the book. What can we learn about the danger and sorrow of jealousy based on the actions from characters like Cecile and Lisette in the book?

Essay Topic 3

For many of the book's characters, physical appearance plays an important role in the way they are viewed in society.

Part 1) What impact does having a beautiful physical appearance have on Marie?

Part 2) What appears to be the desires of women of color regarding their physical appearance in the book, and why do you think they feel this way?

Part 3) How do the views of the women of color in the book about their physical appearance present an ironic condition for them to live in, in other words, how do they create more problems for themselves because of their actions towards physical appearance?

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