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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 Part Two: Chapter IV’s title?

2. What is Part One: Chapter III’s title?

3. What do the revolting slaves do to the master’s house in Part Two: Chapter III?

4. The slaves have come to believe that Macandal has the ability to do what in Part One: Chapter VI?

5. M. Lenormand de Mézy's wife dies after eating what in Part One: Chapter V?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom has M. Lenormand de Mézy married in Part Two: Chapter I? Where does he live?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of retribution and terrorism in the narrative. How does “terrorism” apply to the tactics of the revolting slaves? How does it apply to the slave owners? What symbolism does the author use to establish these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the impact of the initial uprisings in the Haitian Revolution. How many acres of plantations were destroyed? How many revolutionaries fought against the colonials? How great were the colonial forces? Does the author realistically depict the events which took place?

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