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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. M. Lenormand de Mézy discovers that his wife has been murdered with what in Part Two: Chapter IV?
(a) A musket
(b) A machete
(c) A sickle
(d) A hatchet

2. What does M. Lenormand de Mézy discover has happened to his dogs when he comes out of hiding to examine his plantation in Part Two: Chapter IV?
(a) They have been shot
(b) They have been hung
(c) They have been burned to death
(d) They have been set free

3. While in hiding, Macandal has made contact with whom in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) The French king
(b) Slaves on all the plantations
(c) The Spanish colonial leaders
(d) The French colonial leaders

4. What does the plantation owner buy before he and Ti Noël head back to the plantation in Part One: Chapter I?
(a) A calf's head
(b) A shark fin
(c) A jar of honey
(d) A dog

5. What ultimately happens to Macandal after he escapes from his binding in Part One: Chapter VIII?
(a) He boards a boat to a new land
(b) He drowns while trying to escape
(c) He is recaptured and thrown into the fire
(d) He dies while shooting the king

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnic group is Macandal described as belonging to in the novel?

2. What do the plantation owners begin to do when they hear the slaves singing the sorrow of their plight at the celebration in Part One: Chapter VII?

3. M. Lenormand de Mézy’s second wife is devout in what faith?

4. Where does M. Lenormand de Mézy move with his third wife in Part Two: Chapter I?

5. Part Two: Chapter III is titled “The Call of the” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Macandal done during his exile in Part One: Chapter IV? How does his plan for revolt begin in the chapter?

2. Where and when is the burning of Macandal set to take place in Part One: Chapter VIII? How is the scene described?

3. What is the symbolic significance of Macandal’s losing his arm in Part One: Chapter II?

4. What celebrations are described in Part One: Chapter VII?

5. Whom does Ti Noël go to visit with Macandal in Part One: Chapter III? What is discussed?

6. Whom has M. Lenormand de Mézy married in Part Two: Chapter I? Where does he live?

7. Describe the secret meeting in Part Two: Chapter II. What news is revealed and by whom?

8. When does the revolt begin in Part Two: Chapter III? How does M. Lenormand de Mézy witness this event?

9. What job is Macandal given in Part One: Chapter III? What observations does he make while working in the chapter?

10. Where does Ti Noël observe bright posters in the city in Part One: Chapter I? What do these posters represent?

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