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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. How is Pauline Bonaparte related to Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) She is his aunt
(b) She is his wife
(c) She is his mother
(d) She is his sister

2. 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?
(a) A pig
(b) A rooster
(c) A monkey
(d) A rat

3. What does Pauline Bonaparte begin to superstitiously avoid stepping on in Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) Black cats
(b) Broken mirrors
(c) Cracks in the tiles
(d) Shadows

4. 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

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

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. Part Three: Chapter III is titled “The Sacrifice of the” what?

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

4. What does Soliman fall ill with in Part Four: Chapter I?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior depicted after her arrival on the island in Part Two: Chapter VI? What is her relationship to Soliman?

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

3. What prisoner is described in the Archbishop's Palace in Part Three: Chapter IV? Why is he imprisoned?

4. How is Santo Domingo described after Pauline Bonaparte’s departure in Part Two: Chapter VII?

5. Why does M. Lenormand de Mézy turn to religion in Part Two: Chapter V?

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

7. What are Ti Noël’s first impressions of Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?

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

9. What supernatural occurrence is described in Part Three: Chapter V?

10. How is King Henri Christophe’s demeanor described when he first arises in Part Three: Chapter VI?

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