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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. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy move with his third wife in Part Two: Chapter I?
2. 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?
3. What is Ti Noël in charge of what on the plantation in Part One: Chapter I?
4. What do the revolting slaves do to the master’s house in Part Two: Chapter III?
5. M. Lenormand de Mézy takes his slaves where to sell them in the end of Part Two: Chapter IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the slaves believe happens during Macandal’s burning in Part One: Chapter VIII? What actually happens?
2. How does the poison epidemic spread in the beginning of Part One: Chapter V?
3. Describe the secret meeting in Part Two: Chapter II. What news is revealed and by whom?
4. What is the backlash of Macandal’s campaign of poisoning in Part One: Chapter V?
5. What is the symbolic significance of Macandal’s losing his arm in Part One: Chapter II?
6. How is Macandal pinpointed as the cause for the poisoning epidemic in Part One: Chapter V?
7. Whom does Ti Noël go to visit with Macandal in Part One: Chapter III? What is discussed?
8. For how long does M. Lenormand de Mézy remain in hiding in Part Two: Chapter IV? What does he find when he emerges?
9. Whom has M. Lenormand de Mézy married in Part Two: Chapter I? Where does he live?
10. How is M. Lenormand de Mézy’s behavior described in Part Two: Chapter I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the burning of Macandal at the end of Part One and the theme of reality versus mythology. What do the slaves believe happens to Macandal? Why? Do you think that the end of Part One establishes a tone of hope or of hopelessness? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss M. Lenormand de Mézy’s relationship to religion in Part Two. Why do you think the plantation owner gives religion more weight in this section of the book? What is hypocritical about M. Lenormand de Mézy’s beliefs? How does Ti Noël feel about his visits to the church with his master?
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