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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. Who is the governor that rules over Haiti during the slaves’ rebellion in Part Two: Chapter III?

2. What does the plantation owner hum as he and Ti Noël return to the plantation in Part One: Chapter I?

3. What is enacted upon the slaves after the poisonings spread in Part One: Chapter V?

4. For how many years do the slaves await Macandal’s return, according to the narrator at the end of Part One: Chapter VI?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Macandal’s appearance described in Part One: Chapter VII? How do the slaves react?

2. Describe the secret meeting in Part Two: Chapter II. What news is revealed and by whom?

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

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

5. What is the relationship between Macandal and nature in the novel?

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

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

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

9. How is Ti Noël described in Part One: Chapter I? Where is he doing with his master in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Yellow Fever epidemic described in Part Two. When was Yellow Fever identified? What treatments were available during the time of the novel? What symptoms does General Leclerc exhibit before he dies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of Voodoo and its depiction in The Kingdom of This World. How is the old Voodoo practitioner described in Part One: Chapter III? What does Voodoo represent to the slaves in the story? What does it represent to those in power?

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