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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter II, Ti Noël walks for several days before finding what hideout of Macandal’s?
(a) The cave
(b) The tree
(c) The cliff
(d) The beach

2. What is the name of Pauline Bonaparte’s husband?
(a) Charles Leclerc
(b) Soliman
(c) Henri Christophe
(d) Corneille Breille

3. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline on the floor with another slave dancing around her holding what in Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) A frying pan
(b) A machete
(c) A hatchet
(d) A sickle

4. The statue of Venus of Canova was modeled by whom, according to the narrator in Part Four: Chapter I?
(a) Queen Marie-Louise
(b) Pauline Bonaparte
(c) Athenaїs
(d) Améthyste

5. To what creatures does Ti Noël speak as he sits in the ruins of the old plantation in Part Three: Chapter II?
(a) Lizards
(b) Spiders
(c) Ants
(d) Bees

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

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

8. How does society in Santo Domingo change after General Leclerc’s death in Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) It becomes deeply religious
(b) It becomes hedonistic
(c) It becomes highly conservative
(d) It becomes very democratic

9. What is the king’s body sunk into in Part Three: Chapter VII?
(a) Quicksand
(b) Smoldering tar
(c) Wet mortar
(d) A boggy swamp

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

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

12. In the end of Part Two, what are thrown to the dogs as a sport?
(a) Black men
(b) White children
(c) White women
(d) Black women

13. In Part Three: Chapter II, Ti Noël walks for several days before finding the plantation that once belonged to whom?
(a) General Leclerc
(b) Governor Blancheland
(c) Queen Marie-Louise
(d) M. Lenormand de Mézy

14. What is Part Two: Chapter VI’s title?
(a) The Ship of Dogs
(b) The Royal Palace
(c) The Great Fight
(d) The Amputation

15. Where does Ti Noël go after slipping away from the other slaves in Part Three: Chapter IV?
(a) To the cathedral
(b) To the Cap
(c) To his old plantation
(d) To Cuba

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Venus of Canova statue holding in Part Four: Chapter I?

3. Where does Ti Noël sleep after his first day with the slave workers in Part Three: Chapter III?

4. What does Pauline Bonaparte begin to superstitiously avoid stepping on in Part Two: Chapter VII?

5. How did Ti Noël gain passage on a ship to Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?

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