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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 apologizes to Anna Bella and says he regrets his actions in Section 14, Volume 3?

2. Who tries to comfort Aglae in Section 13, Volume 2?

3. Who first confirms Zazu's death in the book?

4. Whose house does Marcel find an unknown comfort in Section 10, Volume 2?

5. Whose body is found hanging from a beam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Philippe's behavior change after he leaves Aglae and moves in with Cecile?

3. What happens when Rudolphe is arrested?

4. How is the physical fight between Lisette and Cecile described?

5. What happens when Aglae attends Philippe's wake?

6. What does Aglae discover regarding her husband's finances in Section 9, Volume 2?

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

8. How is the gift Philippe gives to Marie in Section 8, Volume 1 described?

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

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

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

Examine the concept of death that is presented in the book.

Part 1) What impact does Michael's death have on Christophe, and what can we learn about their relationship based on his actions?

Part 2) What impact does Philippe's death have on the women in his life, and how does it affect the children he left behind?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of deception in the book. What can we learn about the nature of Philippe based on his continuous acts of deception towards the book's characters, especially his children? What message might the author be trying to send regarding the nature of white gentlemen based on the presence of deceptive behavior from them in the book?

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