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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 monstrous structure is described as rising up on top of a mountain in Part Three: Chapter III?

2. One of the voodoo rituals described in Part Two: Chapter VII involves floating what items, decorated with ribbons, on the sea?

3. Pauline Bonaparte is described by the narrator as reveling in what during her voyage in Part Two: Chapter VI?

4. What is Part Three: Chapter VII’s title?

5. Pauline Bonaparte’s world is interrupted when who coughs up blood and collapses in Part Two: Chapter VI?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has M. Lenormand de Mézy’s status changed in Part Two: Chapter V?

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

4. What prisoner is described in the Archbishop's Palace in Part Three: Chapter IV? Why is he imprisoned?

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

6. How is Ti Noël’s former plantation described in Part Three: Chapter II?

7. How is the slavery under King Henri Christophe described in Part Three: Chapter III?

8. What happens to King Henri Christophe’s body in Part Three: Chapter VII?

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

10. What are Ti Noël’s first impressions of Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Macandal in the novel. Where is Macandal from? How does Macandal’s character evolve in Part One? What is Macandal’s relationship to nature?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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