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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Soliman engages in an affair with a maid at what palace in Part Four: Chapter I?
(a) Auberge de la Couronne
(b) Borghese Palace
(c) La Tortue
(d) Le Bonnet de l'Évêque

4. What is the title of Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) The Royal Palace
(b) Conch Shells
(c) Saint Calamity
(d) The Solemn Pact

5. The rituals of Voodoo resonate with Pauline Bonaparte’s background from where?
(a) South Africa
(b) New York
(c) Tijuana
(d) Corsica

6. Part Three: Chapter V is titled “Chronicle of” what date?
(a) August 15
(b) June 28
(c) December 7
(d) April 1

7. 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

8. What is Part Three: Chapter VII’s title?
(a) Santiago de Cuba
(b) San Souci
(c) Strait is the Gate
(d) Statues

9. What is the title of Part Three: Chapter VI?
(a) Dagon Inside the Ark
(b) Santiago de Cuba
(c) The Reckoning
(d) Ultima Ratio Regum

10. What part of King Henri Christophe’s body is given to his wife by the governor in Part Three: Chapter VII?
(a) His finger
(b) His nose
(c) His ear
(d) His toe

11. What is the title of Part Four: Chapter II?
(a) What the Hand Found
(b) De Profundis
(c) Conch Shells
(d) The Royal Palace

12. What are the names of the princesses described in Part Three: Chapter II?
(a) Athenaїs and Améthyste
(b) Pauline and Samantha
(c) Susanna and Elizabeth
(d) Esmerelda and Victoria

13. What is the title of Part Three: Chapter II?
(a) The Immured
(b) The Reckoning
(c) San Souci
(d) The Great Fight

14. How did Ti Noël come to be the slave of a Cuban plantation owner, according to the narrator in Part Three: Chapter I?
(a) M. Lenormand de Mézy lost him in a card game
(b) Ti Noël ran away and was captured
(c) M. Lenormand de Mézy donated him
(d) M. Lenormand de Mézy sold him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pauline depart for after her husband’s death in Part Two?

2. M. Lenormand de Mézy spends his time doing what in Cuba in Part Two: Chapter V?

3. What is King Henri Christophe’s wife’s name?

4. 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?

5. What response does Ti Noël get when he asks where the dogs are going in Part Two: Chapter VI?

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