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

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

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

5. What ethnic group is Macandal described as belonging to in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What has Macandal done during his exile in Part One: Chapter IV? How does his plan for revolt begin in the chapter?

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

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?

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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