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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 title of Part One: Chapter V?

2. What is Part Two: Chapter IV’s title?

3. How many of the best cows on the plantation drop dead the day after Ti Noël meets with Macandal in Part One: Chapter IV?

4. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy meet his third wife in Part Two: Chapter I?

5. Ti Noël goes with Macandal to visit whom in Part One: Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 the perception of Christianity depicted through the eyes of the slaves in Part One: Chapter VII?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What celebrations are described in Part One: Chapter VII?

10. What happens with the search for Macandal in the beginning of Part One: Chapter VI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the real figure of Dutty Boukman and the fictionalized character in the novel. How are these figures similar? Where does the author appear to take poetic license in his depiction? What are the attributes of this character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of M. Lenormand de Mézy and the other slave owners in the novel. How does M. Lenormand de Mézy’s character evolve from Part One: Chapter I to the end of the novel? Do you think this character shows any remorse for his actions? Why or why not?

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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