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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 King Henri Christophe do at the end of Part Three: Chapter VI?

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3. Soliman engages in an affair with a maid at what palace in Part Four: Chapter I?

4. Soliman retells his stories and paints himself as what in Part Four: Chapter I?

5. Where does Ti Noël sleep after his first day with the slave workers in Part Three: Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of King Henri Christophe’s fortress built at Bonnet de l'Évêque. What does the blood of the bulls’ signify? What is ironic about the king’s burial within the citadel?

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 news of the French authorities related by Bouckman in the novel and discuss the real events that took place. What tensions existed between the French authorities and the colonial slave owners in the Caribbean? How are these tensions depicted in the novel?

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