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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. In Part Four: Chapter II, what is Ti Noël’s most valued possession that once belonged to King Christophe?

2. Where does Pauline Bonaparte begin sleeping every night during her voyage in Part Two: Chapter VI?

3. In Part Three: Chapter II, Ti Noël walks for several days before finding the plantation that once belonged to whom?

4. What is the title of Part Four: Chapter II?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does M. Lenormand de Mézy turn to religion in Part Two: Chapter V?

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

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

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

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 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 character of M. Lenormand de Mézy and the other slave owners in the novel. How does M. Lenormand de Mézy’s character evolve from Part One: Chapter I to the end of the novel? Do you think this character shows any remorse for his actions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the burning of Macandal at the end of Part One and the theme of reality versus mythology. What do the slaves believe happens to Macandal? Why? Do you think that the end of Part One establishes a tone of hope or of hopelessness? Why?

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