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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years do the slaves await Macandal’s return, according to the narrator at the end of Part One: Chapter VI?
(a) 2 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 1 year
(d) 7 years

2. Where does Macandal throw himself when he escapes the burning in Part One: Chapter VIII?
(a) Onto a rooftop
(b) Into the sea
(c) Into the crowd
(d) Onto the king

3. What is the name of the plantation owner where Ti Noël is a slave as the book opens?
(a) Henri Christophe
(b) Mlle Floridor
(c) M. Lenormand de Mézy
(d) Governor Blancheland

4. To what does Ti Noël compare the wax heads in the window in Part One: Chapter I?
(a) Fish heads
(b) Birds' heads
(c) Calves' heads
(d) Lizard heads

5. Where does Ti Noël go to find Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) A cave
(b) The barber shop
(c) Inside a well
(d) A bookstore

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the slaves believe will happen at the burning of Macandal in Part One: Chapter VIII?

2. What ethnic group is Macandal described as belonging to in the novel?

3. What cannot be bound, leading to Macandal’s escape in Part One: Chapter VIII?

4. The slaves believe that Macandal caused a woman to give birth to a baby with what in Part One: Chapter VI?

5. What is the name of the nearby city to the plantation where Ti Noël lives in Part One: Chapter I?

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