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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. Part Three: Chapter III is titled “The Sacrifice of the” what?

2. What does the ghostly apparition that appears to King Henri Christophe do after it appears?

3. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline and a slave performing a ritual in which what animal has been sacrificed in Part Two: Chapter VII?

4. What still stands among the ruins of the plantation that Ti Noël visits in Part Three: Chapter II?

5. The statue of Venus of Canova was modeled by whom, according to the narrator in Part Four: Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes are observed in Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior in Part Two: Chapter VII?

2. How is King Henri Christophe’s behavior described in Part Three: Chapter III?

3. How are the actions and behavior of the Santo Domingo slave owners described in Part Two: Chapter V?

4. Where does Ti Noël escape to in Part Three: Chapter IV? Why does he return to the Cap?

5. How is the palace described in Part Three: Chapter II? How does Ti Noël find himself there?

6. What leads to Pauline Bonaparte’s experimentation with Voodoo in Part Two: Chapter VII?

7. What supernatural occurrence is described in Part Three: Chapter V?

8. What causes King Henri Christophe’s suicide in Part Three: Chapter VI?

9. How is King Henri Christophe’s demeanor described when he first arises in Part Three: Chapter VI?

10. What great fortress is described in Part Three: Chapter III? How is the reference to bulls in the title of the chapter associated with this setting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of enslavement in the novel. How does the enslavement under King Henri Christophe compare to the enslavement by the whites, in the protagonist’s view? How was enslavement enforced under King Henri Christophe? How did this period of enslavement end?

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