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

2. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline on the floor with another slave dancing around her holding what in Part Two: Chapter VII?

3. What does King Henri Christophe do at the end of Part Three: Chapter VI?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Pauline go after her husband’s death in Part Two: Chapter VII? What happens to her sense of superstition?

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

3. How is Pauline Bonaparte described in Part Two: Chapter VI? Where is she traveling?

4. What does the exposition reveal of Ti Noël’s circumstances in Part Three: Chapter I? How did Ti Noël gain freedom?

5. Where does Pauline Bonaparte go after the plague begins spreading in Part Two: Chapter VII? Who goes with her?

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

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

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

9. How is Santo Domingo described after Pauline Bonaparte’s departure in Part Two: Chapter VII?

10. How does Ti Noël become enslaved again in Part Three: Chapter II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concepts of “reaction” versus “revolution” as presented in the novel. Describe the actions, objectives, and obstacles faced by the slaves as they attempt to gain freedom. How are these actions reactionary? How are they revolutionary? What resistance is met by the colonials?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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