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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 is Part Three: Chapter IV’s title?
2. What is Part Two: Chapter VI’s title?
3. How much time has passed with King Henri Christophe in bed in the beginning of Part Three: Chapter VI?
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5. Where are Ti Noël and the other slaves kept on the ship during the voyage in Part Two: Chapter V?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the actions and behavior of the Santo Domingo slave owners described in Part Two: Chapter V?
2. Where does Pauline go after her husband’s death in Part Two: Chapter VII? What happens to her sense of superstition?
3. What are Ti Noël’s first impressions of Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?
4. Why does M. Lenormand de Mézy turn to religion in Part Two: Chapter V?
5. How is Pauline Bonaparte described in Part Two: Chapter VI? Where is she traveling?
6. 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?
7. Where does Pauline Bonaparte go after the plague begins spreading in Part Two: Chapter VII? Who goes with her?
8. What causes King Henri Christophe’s suicide in Part Three: Chapter VI?
9. What leads to Pauline Bonaparte’s experimentation with Voodoo in Part Two: Chapter VII?
10. How is the slavery under King Henri Christophe described in Part Three: Chapter III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of retribution and terrorism in the narrative. How does “terrorism” apply to the tactics of the revolting slaves? How does it apply to the slave owners? What symbolism does the author use to establish these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the sexual violence depicted in the novel. Why do you think the author chooses to cut off the scene where Ti Noël goes to rape the plantation owner’s wife? Do you think his actions are justified, given the violence shown against the slaves in the narrative? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of enslavement in the novel. How does the enslavement under King Henri Christophe compare to the enslavement by the whites, in the protagonist’s view? How was enslavement enforced under King Henri Christophe? How did this period of enslavement end?
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