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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what capacity does Soliman work for King Henri Christophe in Part Three: Chapter VI?
(a) He is his chef
(b) He is his masseuse
(c) He is his valet
(d) He is his accountant

2. Whose visage appears before King Henri Christophe in Part Three: Chapter V?
(a) Améthyste’s
(b) Corneille Breille’s
(c) Bouckman’s
(d) Mlle. Floridor’s

3. Pauline Bonaparte’s world is interrupted when who coughs up blood and collapses in Part Two: Chapter VI?
(a) Her hairdresser
(b) Her husband
(c) Her masseuse
(d) Her daughter

4. What does Ti Noël do when he encounters a Voodoo offering to the Lord of the Roads in Part Three: Chapter I?
(a) Falls to the ground in thanks
(b) Calls his mother
(c) Sells his dog
(d) Screams at the heavens

5. Where are Ti Noël and the other slaves kept on the ship during the voyage in Part Two: Chapter V?
(a) On the deck
(b) At the stern
(c) In the hold
(d) At the bow

6. What slave does Pauline Bonaparte solicit as a masseuse in Part Two: Chapter VI?
(a) Ti Noel
(b) Soliman
(c) Bouckman
(d) Macandal

7. Where does Pauline depart for after her husband’s death in Part Two?
(a) Sydney, Australia
(b) Paris, France
(c) Moscow, Russia
(d) Los Angeles, California

8. What flower is considered the most decorative and desired, according to the narrator in Part Four: Chapter II?
(a) The poppy
(b) The sunflower
(c) The tulip
(d) The rose

9. Soliman retells his stories and paints himself as what in Part Four: Chapter I?
(a) A High Priest of Voodoo
(b) An accomplished musician
(c) King Henri Christophe’s nephew
(d) The Archbishop of Canterbury

10. According to the narrator in Part Three: Chapter III, King Henri can flee to his fortress with how many men if necessary?
(a) 3,500
(b) 15,000
(c) 7,500
(d) 22,000

11. Sans Souci is the palace of whom in Part Three: Chapter II?
(a) Henri Christophe
(b) Governor Blancheland
(c) Corneille Breille
(d) Athenaїs

12. The immense brick fortress described in Part Three: Chapter III is located on top of what mountain?
(a) La Tortue
(b) Auberge de la Couronne
(c) Le Bonnet de l'Évêque
(d) Borghese Palace

13. What is Queen Marie-Louise embroidering in the beginning of Part Four: Chapter I?
(a) An altar cloth
(b) A baby bottle
(c) A rug
(d) A pillowcase

14. How did Ti Noël gain passage on a ship to Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?
(a) By inheriting his father’s estate
(b) By saving money given to him at Christmas
(c) By inheriting his master’s estate
(d) By working as a bank clerk

15. What still stands among the ruins of the plantation that Ti Noël visits in Part Three: Chapter II?
(a) The hanging pavilion
(b) The elm tree
(c) The chimney
(d) The willow tree

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the princesses described in Part Three: Chapter II?

2. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline and a slave performing a ritual in which what animal has been sacrificed in Part Two: Chapter VII?

3. What disease does Pauline Bonaparte’s husband contract in Part Two: Chapter VII?

4. For how many years does the narrator say every person in the North has been enslaved to build the fortress in Part Three: Chapter III?

5. What part of King Henri Christophe’s body is given to his wife by the governor in Part Three: Chapter VII?

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