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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 the ghostly apparition that appears to King Henri Christophe do after it appears?

2. Where does Ti Noël eventually go to find food in Part Three: Chapter IV?

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

4. What flower is considered the most decorative and desired, according to the narrator in Part Four: Chapter II?

5. What priest and confessor of King Henri Christophe has been taken prisoner in Part Three: Chapter IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is King Henri Christophe in the opening of Part Three: Chapter V? What thoughts consume the king?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior depicted after her arrival on the island in Part Two: Chapter VI? What is her relationship to Soliman?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Ti Noël and his role as protagonist in the novel. What characteristics stand out in Ti Noël as “heroic”? How does Ti Noël view the world around him in Part One? What are his views on the colonial slave owners?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Yellow Fever epidemic described in Part Two. When was Yellow Fever identified? What treatments were available during the time of the novel? What symptoms does General Leclerc exhibit before he dies?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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