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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. What cannot be bound, leading to Macandal’s escape in Part One: Chapter VIII?
(a) His waist
(b) The stump of his missing arm
(c) The stump of his missing leg
(d) His ankles

2. What is the title of Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) The Reckoning
(b) The Royal Palace
(c) The Immured
(d) San Souci

3. What is the name of the nearby city to the plantation where Ti Noël lives in Part One: Chapter I?
(a) The Cap
(b) Havana
(c) Corsica
(d) Santo Maria

4. What is the name of the laundress that the plantation owner takes to bed in Part One: Chapter VII?
(a) Amethyste
(b) Marientte
(c) Corneille Breille
(d) Athenais

5. Ti Noël goes with Macandal to visit whom in Part One: Chapter III?
(a) Henri Christophe
(b) Ti's mother
(c) A Voodoo practitioner
(d) Macandal's sister

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Part One: Chapter VIII has what title?

3. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy meet his third wife in Part Two: Chapter I?

4. Where does Ti Noël observe bright posters in Part One: Chapter I?

5. What do the slaves use to perform their sacrifice in Part Two: Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do M. Lenormand de Mézy and Governor Blancheland feel about the political climate in Part Two: Chapter III?

3. What actions do the revolting slaves take at the plantation in Part Two: Chapter III?

4. What can Macandal’s missing arm be seen to symbolize in Part One: Chapter III?

5. What has Macandal done during his exile in Part One: Chapter IV? How does his plan for revolt begin in the chapter?

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

7. What does Ti Noël’s comparison of the wax heads in Part One: Chapter I indicate about his character?

8. How has the Cap changed Part Two: Chapter I? How much time has passed since Part One’s conclusion?

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

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

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