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

2. Where does Soliman begin sleeping in Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) In General Leclerc's bed
(b) In King Henri's bed
(c) On a rug in Pauline's room
(d) On the ship's deck

3. In Part Four: Chapter II, what is Ti Noël’s most valued possession that once belonged to King Christophe?
(a) A bear rug
(b) A blue chandelier
(c) An amethyst-colored chair
(d) A green silk dress coat

4. At what time does Ti Noël lay down his last brick at the end of his first day with the workers in Part Three: Chapter III?
(a) 6:00 PM
(b) 9:30 PM
(c) 12:00 AM
(d) 8:30 PM

5. What are Pauline Bonaparte’s impressions of the island when she and her husband arrive in Part Two: Chapter VI?
(a) She finds it terrifying
(b) She finds it filthy and disgusting
(c) She finds it exotic
(d) She finds it culturally deficient

Short Answer Questions

1. Pauline Bonaparte’s husband insists that she depart for the house where in Part Two: Chapter VII?

2. In the end of Part Two, what are thrown to the dogs as a sport?

3. What is the title of Part Two: Chapter V?

4. What does the ghostly apparition that appears to King Henri Christophe do after it appears?

5. To what creatures does Ti Noël speak as he sits in the ruins of the old plantation in Part Three: Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Pauline Bonaparte’s experimentation with Voodoo in Part Two: Chapter VII?

2. How is Pauline Bonaparte described in Part Two: Chapter VI? Where is she traveling?

3. How is the slavery under King Henri Christophe described in Part Three: Chapter III?

4. What changes are observed in Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior in Part Two: Chapter VII?

5. How are the actions and behavior of the Santo Domingo slave owners described in Part Two: Chapter V?

6. How is the palace described in Part Three: Chapter II? How does Ti Noël find himself there?

7. Where does Pauline go after her husband’s death in Part Two: Chapter VII? What happens to her sense of superstition?

8. Where does Ti Noël escape to in Part Three: Chapter IV? Why does he return to the Cap?

9. What causes King Henri Christophe’s suicide in Part Three: Chapter VI?

10. How has M. Lenormand de Mézy’s status changed in Part Two: Chapter V?

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