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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cannot be bound, leading to Macandal’s escape in Part One: Chapter VIII?
(a) His ankles
(b) The stump of his missing leg
(c) The stump of his missing arm
(d) His waist

2. M. Lenormand de Mézy takes his slaves where to sell them in the end of Part Two: Chapter IV?
(a) Mexico
(b) Alabama
(c) Trinidad
(d) Cuba

3. What does M. Lenormand de Mézy’s third wife force the plantation slaves to endure in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) Her performances
(b) Her bad cooking
(c) Her herbal concoctions
(d) Her temperamental children

4. Who brings Ti Noël a message from Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) Governor Blancheland
(b) Athenais
(c) The Voodoo woman
(d) Queen Marie-Louise

5. Ti Noël tells the plantation owner that the cows have died for what reason in the end of Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) The imported cows have been infected with yellow fever
(b) The local cows have an inherited disease
(c) The imported cows were poisoned before they arrived at the plantation
(d) The imported cows don’t know what poisonous vegetation to avoid

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Macandal doing when his arm becomes caught in a machine in Part One: Chapter II?

2. What is the title of Part One: Chapter VI?

3. M. Lenormand de Mézy’s second wife is devout in what faith?

4. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy hide when he hears the rebellion horns sounding in Part Two: Chapter III?

5. With what African gods do the slaves make a pact in Part Two: Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the secret meeting in Part Two: Chapter II. What news is revealed and by whom?

2. What actions do the revolting slaves take at the plantation in Part Two: Chapter III?

3. How does the poison epidemic spread in the beginning of Part One: Chapter V?

4. What is the backlash of Macandal’s campaign of poisoning in Part One: Chapter V?

5. What job is Macandal given in Part One: Chapter III? What observations does he make while working in the chapter?

6. What does Ti Noël compare the wax heads with in Part One: Chapter I?

7. How is Macandal’s appearance described in Part One: Chapter VII? How do the slaves react?

8. What religious ceremony takes place in Part Two: Chapter II? How is it described?

9. How do M. Lenormand de Mézy and Governor Blancheland feel about the political climate in Part Two: Chapter III?

10. What happens with the search for Macandal in the beginning of Part One: Chapter VI?

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