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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. Bouckman reveals that who has declared the slaves should be freed in Part Two: Chapter II?

2. What is the title of Part One: Chapter II?

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

4. Who sets out to rape Mlle. Floridor in Part Two: Chapter III?

5. What does the plantation owner hum as he and Ti Noël return to the plantation in Part One: Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where and when is the burning of Macandal set to take place in Part One: Chapter VIII? How is the scene described?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolic elements presented in Part One, including the following: the wax heads, the bright posters, and Macandal’s missing arm. What do each of these symbols represent? How do they relate to the central themes of the novel? How does Macandal’s missing arm give him power?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the setting of the novel as depicted in Part One. In what era does the novel begin? What was the political climate like in Haiti at this time? How did the Haitians view French rule? What was the viewpoint of France regarding slavery in the Caribbean?

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