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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ti Noël’s plantation master in Part One: Chapter I is a colonist from what European country?
(a) Great Britain
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) Italy

2. Part One: Chapter VIII has what title?
(a) The Great Fight
(b) Dagon Inside the Ark
(c) The Reckoning
(d) Agnus Dei

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

4. What ethnic group is Macandal described as belonging to in the novel?
(a) Marabouts
(b) Creole
(c) Mandigue
(d) Mulatto

5. What does M. Lenormand de Mézy discover has happened to his dogs when he comes out of hiding to examine his plantation in Part Two: Chapter IV?
(a) They have been shot
(b) They have been hung
(c) They have been set free
(d) They have been burned to death

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first group affected (and killed) by the poisoning on the plantations in Part One: Chapter V?

2. M. Lenormand de Mézy discovers that his wife has been murdered with what in Part Two: Chapter IV?

3. The slaves’ rebellion is planned to take place how many days in the future in the end of Part Two: Chapter II?

4. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy hide in the beginning of Part Two: Chapter IV?

5. After losing his arm, Macandal is given what job in Part One: Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Ti Noël go to visit with Macandal in Part One: Chapter III? What is discussed?

2. Where does Ti Noël observe bright posters in the city in Part One: Chapter I? What do these posters represent?

3. For how long does M. Lenormand de Mézy remain in hiding in Part Two: Chapter IV? What does he find when he emerges?

4. Who brings Ti Noël a message from Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV? Where does Ti Noël go to find Macandal?

5. How is M. Lenormand de Mézy’s behavior described in Part Two: Chapter I?

6. How is the perception of Christianity depicted through the eyes of the slaves in Part One: Chapter VII?

7. How is Macandal pinpointed as the cause for the poisoning epidemic in Part One: Chapter V?

8. What do the slaves believe happens during Macandal’s burning in Part One: Chapter VIII? What actually happens?

9. When does the revolt begin in Part Two: Chapter III? How does M. Lenormand de Mézy witness this event?

10. What religious ceremony takes place in Part Two: Chapter II? How is it described?

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