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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 is the outcome of the search for Macandal in Part One: Chapter VI?

2. Where is Bouckman from?

3. What do Ti Noël and Macandal poison in Part One: Chapter III?

4. The slaves believe that Macandal caused a woman to give birth to a baby with what in Part One: Chapter VI?

5. What is the name of the nearby city to the plantation where Ti Noël lives in Part One: Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and when is the burning of Macandal set to take place in Part One: Chapter VIII? How is the scene described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Macandal pinpointed as the cause for the poisoning epidemic in Part One: Chapter V?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concepts of “reaction” versus “revolution” as presented in the novel. Describe the actions, objectives, and obstacles faced by the slaves as they attempt to gain freedom. How are these actions reactionary? How are they revolutionary? What resistance is met by the colonials?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of King Henri Christophe’s fortress built at Bonnet de l'Évêque. What does the blood of the bulls’ signify? What is ironic about the king’s burial within the citadel?

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