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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 brings Ti Noël a message from Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV?

2. Where do Ti Noël and his master go in the town in Part One: Chapter I?

3. Where does Macandal throw himself when he escapes the burning in Part One: Chapter VIII?

4. What is Ti Noël in charge of what on the plantation in Part One: Chapter I?

5. The slaves’ rebellion is planned to take place how many days in the future in the end of Part Two: Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the backlash of Macandal’s campaign of poisoning in Part One: Chapter V?

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

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

4. What do the slaves believe happens during Macandal’s burning in Part One: Chapter VIII? What actually happens?

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

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

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

8. What does Ti Noël compare the wax heads with in Part One: Chapter I?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the character of Governor Blancheland in the novel. What is Blancheland’s relationship with M. Lenormand de Mézy? How long has he been at his assignment when the revolution breaks out? How closely does this character relate to his model, Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author’s depictions of women in the novel. In what ways are women seen as sexual objects? Is this depiction heightened or lessened through the character of Pauline Bonaparte? Why?

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