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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 does M. Lenormand de Mézy discover has happened to his dogs when he comes out of hiding to examine his plantation in Part Two: Chapter IV?

2. Slaves that come from the region where Macandal originated are reputed to be what?

3. Where do the slaves and masters gather in the opening of Part One: Chapter VIII?

4. Ti Noël is a slave on a plantation where in Part One: Chapter I?

5. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy move with his third wife in Part Two: Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Whom does Ti Noël go to visit with Macandal in Part One: Chapter III? What is discussed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the sexual violence depicted in the novel. Why do you think the author chooses to cut off the scene where Ti Noël goes to rape the plantation owner’s wife? Do you think his actions are justified, given the violence shown against the slaves in the narrative? Why or why not?

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 news of the French authorities related by Bouckman in the novel and discuss the real events that took place. What tensions existed between the French authorities and the colonial slave owners in the Caribbean? How are these tensions depicted in the novel?

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