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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the plantation owners begin to do when they hear the slaves singing the sorrow of their plight at the celebration in Part One: Chapter VII?

2. What is the title of Part One: Chapter V?

3. Where does Ti Noël go to find Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV?

4. M. Lenormand de Mézy’s second wife is devout in what faith?

5. In Part One: Chapter VII, Ti Noël attends the celebration of the master’s first son, where one glass of is served to every slave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the symbolic significance of Macandal’s losing his arm in Part One: Chapter II?

3. What celebrations are described in Part One: Chapter VII?

4. How does the poison epidemic spread in the beginning of Part One: Chapter V?

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

6. What job is Macandal given in Part One: Chapter III? What observations does he make while working in the chapter?

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

8. What does Governor Blancheland want to do in response to the revolt in Part Two: Chapter IV?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Macandal in the novel. Where is Macandal from? How does Macandal’s character evolve in Part One? What is Macandal’s relationship to nature?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the real figure of Dutty Boukman and the fictionalized character in the novel. How are these figures similar? Where does the author appear to take poetic license in his depiction? What are the attributes of this character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of enslavement in the novel. How does the enslavement under King Henri Christophe compare to the enslavement by the whites, in the protagonist’s view? How was enslavement enforced under King Henri Christophe? How did this period of enslavement end?

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